Lessings

[ˈlɛsɪŋs]

/[ˈlɛsɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lessings” is uncommon German (frequency #73,743 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,743
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lessing

Corpus desk

Index DE-lessings · Lessings · German

Lessings · rank #73,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,743
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lesenswerten

Nearest frequency peer: lesenswerten (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Lessings”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Lessings” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lessings
PropertyValue
HeadwordLessings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛsɪŋs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Lessings” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lessingsliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „lesenswerten“ (#73,742), „lettre“ (#73,744), „Lesekompetenz“ (#73,741). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lessings is uncommon German at frequency #73,743 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛsɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lessings, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lessings, spelled L-E-S-S-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lessing
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lessing
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lessing
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lessing
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lessing

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 "Lessings"?
"Lessings" is spelled L-E-S-S-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛsɪŋs].
What does "Lessings" mean?
As a noun, "Lessings" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lessing
How do you pronounce "Lessings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lessings" is [ˈlɛsɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lessings" come from?
"Lessings" 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 "Lessings", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list