Leut

[lɔɪ̯t]

/[lɔɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leut” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,503
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts)

Corpus desk

Index DE-leut · Leut · German

Leut · rank #26,503 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,503
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lotterie

Nearest frequency peer: Lotterie (+2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Leut“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Leut vs Lu
50% similar
Leut vs lud
25% similar
Leut vs lex
25% similar

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

Key facts for Leut
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɔɪ̯t]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,503
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leut“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lotterie“ (#26,505), „Lebkuchen“ (#26,500), „LPs“ (#26,506). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leut“ bei #26,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Leut (IPA [lɔɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,503 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leut, with forms such as "elut", "letu", and "leutt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lu", "lud", "lex", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leut, spelled L-E-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Daß sie manchmal seine Erfolge und die Erfolge des Alois im Ring durcheinanderbrachte, nahm ihr der Rupert Kutzner nicht übel: sie war eben ein sehr altes Leut.“
  2. „Das Dorf hat fünfhundert Leute, zweimal im Jahr wird wohl jeder Leut die Außenwelt mit einem Gruß aus Bossdom wissen lassen wollen, daß er noch gesund und am Leben ist: […].“

Synonyms

MenschPerson

This word in other languages

person(English)personne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elut
  • letu
  • leutt
  • lleut
  • luet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elut2letu2leutt1lleut1luet2
Edit distance from "Leut"

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 "Leut"?
"Leut" is spelled L-E-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [lɔɪ̯t].
What does "Leut" mean?
As a noun, "Leut" means: menschliches Lebewesen (meist weiblichen Geschlechts)
What words are commonly confused with "Leut"?
"Leut" is commonly confused with "Lu", "lud", "lex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leut" is [lɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leut" come from?
"Leut" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

July#26,470Jule#26,469Nino#26,551HDMI#26,450

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list