lindern

/[ˈlɪndɐn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,971

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

lindern is aGermanverb. It means: einen (sehr) unangenehmen Zustand, oft von Schmerzen oder Not, (ein wenig) zum Besseren hin verändern Pronounced [ˈlɪndɐn]. Often confused with linken and Linien.

Key facts for lindern
PropertyValue
Headwordlindern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɪndɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,971
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lindern is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɪndɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,971 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen (sehr) unangenehmen Zustand, oft von Schmerzen oder Not, (ein wenig) zum Besseren hin verändern".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for lindern, with forms such as "ilndern", "lidnern", and "linddern". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "linken", "Linien", "Linker", 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 lindern, spelled L-I-N-D-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen (sehr) unangenehmen Zustand, oft von Schmerzen oder Not, (ein wenig) zum Besseren hin verändern

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilndern,lidnern,linddern,lindernn,linderrn,lindren,linedrn,linndern,llindern,lnidern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lindern

Misspelling Variants of "lindern"

ilndern7lidnern7linddern8lindernn8linderrn8lindren7linedrn7linndern8
Misspelling Variants of "lindern"

Frequency rank: #18,971 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lindern"?
"lindern" is spelled L-I-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪndɐn].
What does "lindern" mean?
As a verb, "lindern" means: einen (sehr) unangenehmen Zustand, oft von Schmerzen oder Not, (ein wenig) zum Besseren hin verändern
What words are commonly confused with "lindern"?
"lindern" is commonly confused with "linken", "Linien", "Linker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lindern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lindern" is [ˈlɪndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lindern" come from?
"lindern" 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.