labial
[laˈbi̯aːl]
The verdict
“labial” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Beteiligung der Lippen gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-labial · labial · German
labial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | labial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laˈbi̯aːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „labial“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
labial is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laˈbi̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
labial has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is labial, spelled L-A-B-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1mit Beteiligung der Lippen gebildet
- 2die Lippen betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how labial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Laute [m], [p], [b], [f] und [v] werden labial gebildet.
Diese unterschiedliche Form und Größe der Zahnbögen hat zur Folge, dass die Oberkieferzähne mit den Schneidekanten der Frontzähne und den Scherhöckern der Seitenzähne labial und bukkal über die Zähne des Unterkiefers hinausragen.
This word in other languages
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.