leiden

\ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\

/\ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\/ verb

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The verdict

“leiden” is uncommon French (frequency #57,378 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,378
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endurer, souffrir, subir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leiden · leiden · French

leiden · rank #57,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,378
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leno

Nearest frequency peer: Leno (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « leiden »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « leiden » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leiden
PropertyValue
Headwordleiden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « leiden » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.leidentombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Leno » (#57,379), « ledger » (#57,376), « Lazarus » (#57,375). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « leiden » est au #57,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leiden is uncommon French at frequency #57,378 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leiden, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is leiden, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endurer, souffrir, subir.
  2. 2
    nicht leiden können: Détester, haïr, ne pas pouvoir supporter.
  3. 3
    Subir des dommages, ressentir des conséquences négatives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er leidet an schweren Kopfschmerzen.
  2. Eduard leidet, es kommt ihm vor, als habe er in seinem ganzen Leben noch nie so gelitten.

Antonyms

genießenhassen

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leiden"?
"leiden" is spelled L-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\.
What does "leiden" mean?
As a verb, "leiden" means: Endurer, souffrir, subir.
How do you pronounce "leiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leiden" is \ˈlaɪ̯dn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leiden" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ledger#57,376Leuven#57,383Joigny#57,354jailli#57,350

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list