Leihgabe
The verdict
“Leihgabe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépôt, prêt d'une œuvre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leihgabe · Leihgabe · French
Leihgabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leihgabe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Leihgabe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Leihgabe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dépôt, prêt d'une œuvre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leihgabe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Leihgabe, spelled L-E-I-H-G-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Dépôt, prêt d'une œuvre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leihgabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die beiden jungen Frauen hatten das Gemälde von Claude Monet – eine Leihgabe des Pariser Musée d’Orsay – bei ihrer Aktion nicht beschädigt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.