loslegen
[ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“loslegen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,660 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #20,660
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas (beispielsweise ein Projekt) mit Energie / Verve beginnen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | loslegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,660 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “loslegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for loslegen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,660 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 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
- 1etwas (beispielsweise ein Projekt) mit Energie / Verve beginnen
- 2offen seine Meinung sagen, lautstark / ungehemmt über etwas schimpfen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “loslegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-O-S-L-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈloːsˌleːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lösungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. loslegen vs Lösungen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.