Lieferanten

[liːfəˈʁantn̩]

/[liːfəˈʁantn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lieferanten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,335
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lieferant

Corpus desk

Index DE-lieferanten · Lieferanten · German

Lieferanten · rank #12,335 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,335
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebenszeit

Nearest frequency peer: Lebenszeit (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lieferanten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lieferanten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Lieferanten vs lieferten
73% similar
Lieferanten vs Lieferungen
82% similar
Lieferanten vs Lieferant
82% similar

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

Key facts for Lieferanten
PropertyValue
HeadwordLieferanten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liːfəˈʁantn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,335
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lieferanten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lebenszeit“ (#12,334), „lotte“ (#12,336), „Lateinische“ (#12,333). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lieferanten“ bei #12,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Lieferanten (IPA [liːfəˈʁantn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,335 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lieferanten, with forms such as "ileferanten", "leiferanten", and "lieefranten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lieferten", "Lieferungen", "Lieferant", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Lieferanten, spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-A-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lieferant
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Lieferant
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Lieferant
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lieferant
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lieferant
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lieferant
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lieferant

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ileferanten
  • leiferanten
  • lieefranten
  • liefearnten
  • lieferanetn
  • lieferannten
  • lieferantenn
  • lieferantne
  • lieferantten
  • lieferatnen
  • liefernaten
  • lieferranten
  • liefferanten
  • liefreanten
  • lifeeranten
  • llieferanten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lieferanten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ileferanten2leiferanten2lieefranten2liefearnten2lieferanetn2lieferannten1lieferantenn1lieferantne2
Edit distance from "Lieferanten"

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 "Lieferanten"?
"Lieferanten" is spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-A-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [liːfəˈʁantn̩].
What does "Lieferanten" mean?
As a noun, "Lieferanten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lieferant
What words are commonly confused with "Lieferanten"?
"Lieferanten" is commonly confused with "lieferten", "Lieferungen", "Lieferant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lieferanten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lieferanten" is [liːfəˈʁantn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lieferanten" come from?
"Lieferanten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lateinische#12,333Konditionen#12,326mitzuteilen#12,348Pfarrkirche#12,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Königsberg16 variantsjuristisch16 variantsPrioritäten16 variantsGeständnis16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list