# Leiden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlaɪdən/ · frequency rank #30,860

## Definitions
1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Leiden (for further etymology see there).

## Easily confused with
- **lien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-lien)
- **linen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-linen)
- **liven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-liven)
- **liken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-liken)
- **lender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-lender)
- **lessen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-lessen)
- **linden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leiden-vs-linden)
- **laden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laden-vs-leiden)
- **leader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leader-vs-leiden)
- **leaded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaded-vs-leiden)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eliden`, `ledien`, `leidden`, `leidenn`, `leidne`, `leiedn`, `lieden`, `lleiden`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leiden