Lieferkette
[ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə]
The verdict
“Lieferkette” is uncommon German (frequency #66,447 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,447
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Summe/Zusammenspiel der Zulieferer, derjenigen Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe oder Halbfertigprodukte an einen Hersteller verkaufen (liefern), der Hersteller selbst plus die Transporteure, die das Fert...
Corpus desk
Index DE-lieferkette · Lieferkette · German
Lieferkette · rank #66,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,447
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Liedgut
Nearest frequency peer: Liedgut (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lieferkette”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Liebchen
Liebchen
33,557 corpus weight
- liebenswert…
liebenswerter
33,556 corpus weight
- Liedgut
Liedgut
33,555 corpus weight
- Lieferkette
Lieferkette
33,554 corpus weight
- Ligaspielen
Ligaspielen
33,551 corpus weight
- Litauens
Litauens
33,549 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lieferkette” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lieferkette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #66,447 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lieferkette” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lieferkette is uncommon German at frequency #66,447 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Summe/Zusammenspiel der Zulieferer, derjenigen Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe oder Halbfertigprodukte an einen Hersteller verkaufen (liefern), der Hersteller selbst plus die Transporteure, die das Fert...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Lieferkette in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lieferkette, spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-K-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Summe/Zusammenspiel der Zulieferer, derjenigen Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe oder Halbfertigprodukte an einen Hersteller verkaufen (liefern), der Hersteller selbst plus die Transporteure, die das Fertigprodukt zum Kunden/Endverbraucher befördern
Synonyms
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lieferkette", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.