Lesezeichen

Name: Lesezeichen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Lesezeichen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,783
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein flaches Objekt, das in ein Buch gelegt wird, um eine bestimmte Seite schnell zu finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-lesezeichen · Lesezeichen · German

Lesezeichen · rank #34,783 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #34,783
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Lesebuch

Nearest frequency peer: Lesebuch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Leiharbeit

65,221
Lesebuch

65,219
Lesezeichen

65,218
Lichtes

65,217
Lichtung

65,216
lieg

65,215

What this shows „Lesezeichen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lesezeichen vs Leerzeichen

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lesezeichen
Property	Value
Headword	Lesezeichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#34,783
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lesezeichen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lesezeichenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#34,783

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lesebuch“ (#34,782), „Lichtes“ (#34,784), „Lichtung“ (#34,785). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lesezeichen“ bei #34,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Lesezeichen (IPA [ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,783 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lesezeichen, with forms such as "elsezeichen", "leeszeichen", and "leseezichen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Leerzeichen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lesezeichen, spelled L-E-S-E-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
ein flaches Objekt, das in ein Buch gelegt wird, um eine bestimmte Seite schnell zu finden
2
ein zugänglich platzierter Hyperlink innerhalb eines Programms, insbesondere eines Internetbrowsers, der meist vom Anwender erstellt werden kann und zum schnellen Auffinden bestimmter Inhalte (zum Beispiel von Internetseiten) dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lesezeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Mein Lesezeichen befindet sich auf Seite 21.
„Es lag einfach so zwischen zwei Seiten, wie ein Lesezeichen.“

Synonyms

BuchzeichenBookmark

This word in other languages

bookmark(English)marcapáginas(Español)signet(Français)marcador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elsezeichen
leeszeichen
leseezichen
lesezecihen
lesezeicchen
lesezeicehn
lesezeichenn
lesezeichhen
lesezeichne
lesezeihcen
leseziechen
lesezzeichen
lessezeichen
leszeeichen
llesezeichen
lseezeichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lesezeichen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Lesezeichen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lesezeichen"?

"Lesezeichen" is spelled L-E-S-E-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩].

What does "Lesezeichen" mean?

As a noun, "Lesezeichen" means: ein flaches Objekt, das in ein Buch gelegt wird, um eine bestimmte Seite schnell zu finden

What words are commonly confused with "Lesezeichen"?

"Lesezeichen" is commonly confused with "Leerzeichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Lesezeichen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lesezeichen" is [ˈleːzəˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Lesezeichen" come from?

"Lesezeichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lesezeichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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