Liechtenstein
\liʃ.tən.ʃtajn\
The verdict
“Liechtenstein” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,465 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #32,465
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit État d’Europe centrale situé entre la Suisse et l’Autriche, dont la capitale est Vaduz.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Liechtenstein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \liʃ.tən.ʃtajn\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #32,465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Liechtenstein” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Liechtenstein is 13 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \liʃ.tən.ʃtajn\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,465 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Petit État d’Europe centrale situé entre la Suisse et l’Autriche, dont la capitale est Vaduz.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liechtenstein, with forms such as "ilechtenstein", "leichtenstein", and "licehtenstein". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Liechtenstein, spelled L-I-E-C-H-T-E-N-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Petit État d’Europe centrale situé entre la Suisse et l’Autriche, dont la capitale est Vaduz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilechtenstein,leichtenstein,licehtenstein,liecchtenstein,liechetnstein,liechhtenstein,liechtennstein,liechtensetin,liechtensstein,liechtensteinn,liechtensteni,liechtenstien,liechtensttein,liechtentsein,liechtesntein,liechtnestein,liechttenstein,liecthenstein,liehctenstein,lliechtenstein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Liechtenstein - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Liechtenstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-E-C-H-T-E-N-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \liʃ.tən.ʃtajn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.