lind

/[lɪnt]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,788

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lind is anGermanadj. It means: angenehm mild, glatt, lauwarm Pronounced [lɪnt]. Often confused with ln and lud.

Key facts for lind
PropertyValue
Headwordlind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[lɪnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,788
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lind in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lind is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lɪnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,788 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for lind, with forms such as "ilnd", "lidn", and "lindd". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ln", "lud", "liv", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is lind, spelled L-I-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    angenehm mild, glatt, lauwarm
  2. 2
    sanft, zart

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilnd,lidn,lindd,linnd,llind,lnid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lind

Misspelling Variants of "lind"

ilnd4lidn4lindd5linnd5llind5lnid4
Misspelling Variants of "lind"

Frequency rank: #34,788 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lind"?
"lind" is spelled L-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪnt].
What does "lind" mean?
As an adj, "lind" means: angenehm mild, glatt, lauwarm
What words are commonly confused with "lind"?
"lind" is commonly confused with "ln", "lud", "liv". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lind" is [lɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lind" come from?
"lind" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.