loslegen

[ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“loslegen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,660
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (beispielsweise ein Projekt) mit Energie / Verve beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-loslegen · loslegen · German

loslegen · rank #20,660 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,660
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Liturgie

Nearest frequency peer: Liturgie (-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 „loslegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „loslegen“ 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).

loslegen vs Lösungen
50% similar
loslegen vs losgehen
75% similar

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

Key facts for loslegen
PropertyValue
Headwordloslegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,660
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „loslegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.loslegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Liturgie“ (#20,659), „Lotus“ (#20,661), „Lilien“ (#20,658). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „loslegen“ bei #20,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around loslegen (IPA [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,660 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for loslegen, with forms such as "lloslegen", "lolsegen", and "loselgen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Lösungen", "losgehen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is loslegen, spelled L-O-S-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (beispielsweise ein Projekt) mit Energie / Verve beginnen
  2. 2
    offen seine Meinung sagen, lautstark / ungehemmt über etwas schimpfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie können direkt nach der Anmeldung am Bildschirm loslegen.
  2. „Meine Damen und Herren, wir haben wenig Zeit in diesem Meeting, wir müssen also loslegen. […]“

Synonyms

angehenanpackenans Werk gehendarangehenetwas in Angriff nehmenkein Blatt vor den Mund nehmennicht hinterm Berg haltenvom Leder ziehenlosschießen

This word in other languages

get started(English)envoyer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloslegen
  • lolsegen
  • loselgen
  • losleegn
  • loslegenn
  • losleggen
  • loslegne
  • loslgeen
  • losllegen
  • losslegen
  • lsolegen
  • olslegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loslegen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lloslegen1lolsegen2loselgen2losleegn2loslegenn1losleggen1loslegne2loslgeen2
Edit distance from "loslegen"

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 "loslegen"?
"loslegen" is spelled L-O-S-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩].
What does "loslegen" mean?
As a verb, "loslegen" means: etwas (beispielsweise ein Projekt) mit Energie / Verve beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "loslegen"?
"loslegen" is commonly confused with "Lösungen", "losgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loslegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loslegen" is [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loslegen" come from?
"loslegen" 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 "loslegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Liturgie#20,659lebender#20,654Kurzfilm#20,650Konzepts#20,647

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Mississippi12 variantsKlägerin12 variantsNebenjob12 variantsNötigung12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list