lessen
[ˈlɛsən, ˈlɛsn̩]
The verdict
“lessen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vermindern
Corpus desk
Index DE-lessen · lessen · German
lessen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlɛsən, ˈlɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lessen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lessen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛsən, ˈlɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lessen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lessen, spelled L-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1vermindern
- 2herabsetzen, verkleinern
- 3weniger werden
- 4abnehmen, nachlassen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.