lewy

[ˈlɛvɨ]

/[ˈlɛvɨ]/ noun

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The verdict

“lewy” is uncommon German (frequency #75,919 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,919
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs lew

Corpus desk

Index DE-lewy · lewy · German

lewy · rank #75,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,919
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leitha

Nearest frequency peer: Leitha (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lewy“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lewy“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lewy
PropertyValue
Headwordlewy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛvɨ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lewy“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lewyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leitha“ (#75,918), „lebenswertes“ (#75,917), „Liebesfilm“ (#75,921). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lewy“ bei #75,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lewy is uncommon German at frequency #75,919 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛvɨ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

lewy has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lewy, spelled L-E-W-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs lew
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs lew
  3. 3
    Vokativ Plural des Substantivs lew

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 "lewy"?
"lewy" is spelled L-E-W-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛvɨ].
What does "lewy" mean?
As a noun, "lewy" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs lew
How do you pronounce "lewy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lewy" is [ˈlɛvɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lewy" come from?
"lewy" 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 "lewy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lins#75,928lamp#75,904Löss#75,941Krux#75,890

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list