leitmotiv
noun
leitmotiv is spelled L-E-I-T-M-O-T-I-V: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leitmotiv means “Alternative form of leitmotif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leitmotiv is leitmotivs or leitmotive.
How many letters and syllables are in leitmotiv?
| Letters | 9: L-E-I-T-M-O-T-I-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is leitmotiv?
Leitmotiv appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce leitmotiv?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-leitmotiv.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leitmotiv
- leitmotivs plural
- leitmotive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leitmotiv mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of leitmotif.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leitmotiv in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense leitmotif:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | leitmotiv, leit motiv |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.