Lindner

[ˈlɪndnɐ]

/[ˈlɪndnɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Lindner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,907
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname; Vorkommen in Deutschland und Österreich fast flächendeckend, größte Dichte in Sachsen, Franken und der Oberpfalz

Corpus desk

Index DE-lindner · Lindner · German

Lindner · rank #8,907 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,907
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lecken

Nearest frequency peer: lecken (-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 „Lindner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lindner“ 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).

Lindner vs Linker
71% similar
Lindner vs Linzer
71% similar
Lindner vs Londoner
75% similar

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

Key facts for Lindner
PropertyValue
HeadwordLindner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlɪndnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,907
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lindner“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lecken“ (#8,906), „Lücken“ (#8,908), „Laufzeit“ (#8,905). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lindner“ bei #8,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Lindner (IPA [ˈlɪndnɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,907 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname; Vorkommen in Deutschland und Österreich fast flächendeckend, größte Dichte in Sachsen, Franken und der Oberpfalz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lindner, with forms such as "ilndner", "lidnner", and "linddner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Linker", "Linzer", "Londoner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lindner, spelled L-I-N-D-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname; Vorkommen in Deutschland und Österreich fast flächendeckend, größte Dichte in Sachsen, Franken und der Oberpfalz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lindner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mehr Farbe, mehr Frauen: Nach dem Debakel von 2013 hat Parteichef Christian Lindner die FDP tatsächlich erneuert.
  2. Walter Lindner ist Ebola-Beauftragter der Bundesregierung.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilndner
  • lidnner
  • linddner
  • lindenr
  • lindnerr
  • lindnner
  • lindnre
  • linnder
  • linndner
  • llindner
  • lnidner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lindner - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilndner2lidnner2linddner1lindenr2lindnerr1lindnner1lindnre2linnder2
Edit distance from "Lindner"

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 "Lindner"?
"Lindner" is spelled L-I-N-D-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪndnɐ].
What does "Lindner" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lindner" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname; Vorkommen in Deutschland und Österreich fast flächendeckend, größte Dichte in Sachsen, Franken und der Oberpfalz
What words are commonly confused with "Lindner"?
"Lindner" is commonly confused with "Linker", "Linzer", "Londoner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lindner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lindner" is [ˈlɪndnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lindner" come from?
"Lindner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kämpfte#8,901Pistole#8,920Portion#8,924Heilung#8,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Laufzeit11 variantsItaliens11 variantsHandels11 variantsgenervt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list