Leipzig

\lɛp.sik\

/\lɛp.sik\/ name

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The verdict

“Leipzig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,928
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Saxe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leipzig · Leipzig · French

Leipzig · rank #15,928 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,928
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leblanc

Nearest frequency peer: Leblanc (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Leipzig »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Leipzig » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leipzig
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeipzig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɛp.sik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,928
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Leipzig »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Leipzigse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Leblanc » (#15,927), « larves » (#15,926), « lisais » (#15,930). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Leipzig » est au #15,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Leipzig (IPA \lɛp.sik\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,928 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Saxe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leipzig, with forms such as "elipzig", "leipizg", and "leippzig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Leipzig, spelled L-E-I-P-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Saxe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Selon les statuts de cette société savante, ses futurs membres s'engageaient à offrir, pour leur intronisation, leur portrait grandeur nature. Bach fit donc peindre son portrait par Elias Gottlob Haussmann, le peintre officiel de Leipzig
  2. Je profitai de la Leipziger Messe, la fameuse foire de Leipzig, où il était possible de se rendre, pour pénétrer clandestinement en RDA.

This word in other languages

Leipzig(English)Leipzig(Español)Leipzig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elipzig
  • leipizg
  • leippzig
  • leipzgi
  • leipzigg
  • leipzzig
  • leizpig
  • lepizig
  • liepzig
  • lleipzig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leipzig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elipzig2leipizg2leippzig1leipzgi2leipzigg1leipzzig1leizpig2lepizig2
Edit distance from "Leipzig"

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 "Leipzig"?
"Leipzig" is spelled L-E-I-P-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛp.sik\.
What does "Leipzig" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leipzig" means: Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Saxe.
What are common misspellings of "Leipzig"?
Common misspellings include "elipzig", "leipizg", "leippzig", "leipzgi", "leipzigg". The correct spelling is "Leipzig".
How do you pronounce "Leipzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leipzig" is \lɛp.sik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leipzig" come from?
"Leipzig" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leblanc#15,927juniors#15,921jogging#15,918mignons#15,938

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

laissées10 variantsMiranda10 variantsmêlent10 variantsnantais10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list