lex

noun

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The verdict

“lex” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,961) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,961
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Recht, das Gesetz, die Gesetzessammlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-lex · lex · German

lex · rank #12,961 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,961
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensstil

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensstil (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „lex“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „lex“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

lex vs Li
0% similar
lex vs LG
0% similar
lex vs LP
0% similar

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

Key facts for lex
PropertyValue
Headwordlex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#12,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „lex“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lexliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lebensstil“ (#12,960), „Larry“ (#12,959), „Mandanten“ (#12,963). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lex“ bei #12,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lex is neighbouring look-alikes ("Li", "LG", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #12,961 among 2,640 “L” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for lex in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Li", "LG", "LP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lex, spelled L-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Recht, das Gesetz, die Gesetzessammlung
  2. 2
    der Vertrag, die Bedingung
  3. 3
    der Gesetzesvorschlag, der Gesetzesantrag
  4. 4
    die Vorschrift, die Regel
  5. 5
    die Thora, die fünf Bücher Moses, das Gesetz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „maiores nostri sic habuerunt et ita in legibus posiverunt: furem dupli condemnari, feneratorem quadrupli.“ (Cato agr. pr. 1)
  2. „hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt.“ (Caes. Gall. 1,1,2)

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 "lex"?
"lex" is spelled L-E-X.
What does "lex" mean?
As a noun, "lex" means: das Recht, das Gesetz, die Gesetzessammlung
What words are commonly confused with "lex"?
"lex" is commonly confused with "Li", "LG", "LP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "lex" come from?
"lex" 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 "lex", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kWh#12,958kat#12,950Ems#12,896DNS#12,890

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list