leur

[lœʁ]

/[lœʁ]/ pron

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The verdict

“leur” is uncommon German (frequency #91,889 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,889
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ihnen

Key facts for leur
PropertyValue
Headwordleur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[lœʁ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leur” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leur is uncommon German at frequency #91,889 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [lœʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ihnen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for leur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leur, spelled L-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ihnen

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 "leur"?
"leur" is spelled L-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [lœʁ].
What does "leur" mean?
As a pronoun, "leur" means: ihnen
How do you pronounce "leur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leur" is [lœʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leur" come from?
"leur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [lœʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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