Lichtung
[ˈlɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Lichtung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,785
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine nicht mit Bäumen bewachsene Fläche in einem Wald
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lichtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lichtung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Lichtung (IPA [ˈlɪçtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,785 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine nicht mit Bäumen bewachsene Fläche in einem Wald".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lichtung, with forms such as "ilchtung", "lcihtung", and "licchtung". 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, "Lichten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lichtung, spelled L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine nicht mit Bäumen bewachsene Fläche in einem Wald
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilchtung
- lcihtung
- licchtung
- lichhtung
- lichtnug
- lichttung
- lichtugn
- lichtungg
- lichtunng
- lichutng
- licthung
- lihctung
- llichtung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lichtung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Lichtung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɪçtʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lichten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lichtung vs Lichten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.