Leutnant

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

[ˈlɔɪ̯tnant]

/[ˈlɔɪ̯tnant]/ noun

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

The verdict

“Leutnant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,686
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Offiziersdienstgrad unter dem Oberleutnant, der untere Dienstgrad variiert nach Streitkraft

Corpus desk

Index DE-leutnant · Leutnant · German

Leutnant · rank #10,686 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #10,686
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Kummer

Nearest frequency peer: Kummer (-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.

Krause

89,318
Kriegs

89,317
Kummer

89,316
Leutnant

89,315
Lissabon

89,314
loben

89,313

What this shows „Leutnant“ 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).

Leutnant vs lieutenant

70% similar

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

Key facts for Leutnant
Property	Value
Headword	Leutnant
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈlɔɪ̯tnant]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#10,686
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leutnant“

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

#10,686

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kummer“ (#10,685), „Lissabon“ (#10,687), „Kriegs“ (#10,684). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leutnant“ bei #10,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Leutnant (IPA [ˈlɔɪ̯tnant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,686 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leutnant, with forms such as "elutnant", "letunant", and "leuntant". 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, "lieutenant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Leutnant, spelled L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T.

Definition

1
Offiziersdienstgrad unter dem Oberleutnant, der untere Dienstgrad variiert nach Streitkraft
2
Offizier im Range eines Leutnants, im weiteren Sinne auch der Unterleutnant und der Oberleutnant sowie ihre Äquivalente bei der Marine als Teil der Laufbahngruppe der Leutnante
3
Offiziersdienstgrad über dem Unterleutnant, später auch in der Volksmarine gebräuchlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

In der NATO hat der Leutnant den Rangcode OF-1.
„Auch er gegen Demonstrationen, das schadet nur, sagte der Leutnant in ihm.“

Synonyms

Leutnant zur See

This word in other languages

lieutenant(English)subteniente(Español)lieutenant(Français)tenente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elutnant
letunant
leuntant
leutannt
leutnannt
leutnantt
leutnatn
leutnnant
leutnnat
leuttnant
lleutnant
luetnant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leutnant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Leutnant"

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 "Leutnant"?

"Leutnant" is spelled L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɔɪ̯tnant].

What does "Leutnant" mean?

As a noun, "Leutnant" means: Offiziersdienstgrad unter dem Oberleutnant, der untere Dienstgrad variiert nach Streitkraft

What words are commonly confused with "Leutnant"?

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

How do you pronounce "Leutnant"?

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

What language does "Leutnant" come from?

"Leutnant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lissabon#10,687 Massaker#10,694 Momenten#10,703 gelagert#10,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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