Leviathan
[leˈvi̯aːtan]
The verdict
“Leviathan” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,047 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,047
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Seeungeheuer der jüdisch-christlichen Mythologie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leviathan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈvi̯aːtan] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,047 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leviathan” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Leviathan is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈvi̯aːtan]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,047 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leviathan, with forms such as "elviathan", "leivathan", and "levaithan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Leviathan, spelled L-E-V-I-A-T-H-A-N.
Definition
- 1Seeungeheuer der jüdisch-christlichen Mythologie
- 2Titel einer staatstheoretischen Schrift von Thomas Hobbes (Erstausgabe 1651)
- 3Titel einer staatstheoretischen Schrift von Thomas Hobbes (Erstausgabe 1651)
- 4nicht mehr verwendeter Name für die Gattung Mammut
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elviathan,leivathan,levaithan,leviahtan,leviatahn,leviathann,leviathhan,leviathna,leviatthan,levitahan,levviathan,lleviathan,lveiathan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leviathan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Leviathan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-V-I-A-T-H-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈvi̯aːtan] (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
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.