Leitfaden
\laɪ̯tˌfaːdn̩\
The verdict
“Leitfaden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guide, document servant de fil conducteur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leitfaden · Leitfaden · French
Leitfaden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Leitfaden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \laɪ̯tˌfaːdn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Leitfaden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \laɪ̯tˌfaːdn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Leitfaden in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Leitfaden, spelled L-E-I-T-F-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Guide, document servant de fil conducteur.
- 2Ligne de conduite, fil conducteur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leitfaden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Anbei ein Leitfaden zur Erstellung eines neuen Projekts mit der Version 2011.
Diesen Kindern ohne Eltern zu helfen wurde von dort an ihr Leitfaden.
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.