Liegnitz

[ˈliːɡnɪt͡s]

/[ˈliːɡnɪt͡s]/ name

The verdict

“Liegnitz” is uncommon German (frequency #60,804 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,804
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutscher Name der niederschlesischen Stadt Legnica

Corpus desk

Index DE-liegnitz · Liegnitz · German

Liegnitz · rank #60,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,804
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH Liegeplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Liegeplatz (-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 “Liegnitz”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Liegnitz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Liegnitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiegnitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈliːɡnɪt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Liegnitz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Liegnitz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Liegnitz is uncommon German at frequency #60,804 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈliːɡnɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Name der niederschlesischen Stadt Legnica".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Liegnitz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Liegnitz, spelled L-I-E-G-N-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Name der niederschlesischen Stadt Legnica

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Liegnitz"?
"Liegnitz" is spelled L-I-E-G-N-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːɡnɪt͡s].
What does "Liegnitz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Liegnitz" means: deutscher Name der niederschlesischen Stadt Legnica
How do you pronounce "Liegnitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liegnitz" is [ˈliːɡnɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liegnitz" come from?
"Liegnitz" 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 "Liegnitz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list