laben

[ˈlaːbn̩]

/[ˈlaːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“laben” is uncommon German (frequency #60,775 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,775
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden erfrischen, jemandem neue Stärke geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-laben · laben · German

laben · rank #60,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,775
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH küssten

Nearest frequency peer: küssten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „laben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „laben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for laben
PropertyValue
Headwordlaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlaːbn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „laben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.labenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „küssten“ (#60,774), „Künzelsau“ (#60,773), „Lakritz“ (#60,777). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „laben“ bei #60,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

laben is uncommon German at frequency #60,775 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

laben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is laben, spelled L-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden erfrischen, jemandem neue Stärke geben
  2. 2
    sich mit etwas stärken, sich an etwas gütlich tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hüttenwirt labt die durchgefrorenen Skifahrer mit Glühwein oder heißer Würstelsuppe.
  2. Nach der Hitze des Tages kam am Abend ein labender Wind auf.

Synonyms

belebenerfrischenerquickenstärkenerlabenerfrischenerquickenstärkenerlaben

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "laben"?
"laben" is spelled L-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːbn̩].
What does "laben" mean?
As a verb, "laben" means: jemanden erfrischen, jemandem neue Stärke geben
How do you pronounce "laben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laben" is [ˈlaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laben" come from?
"laben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulte#60,765Lifte#60,805mahal#60,815manus#60,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list