Lebach

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The verdict

“Lebach” is uncommon German (frequency #77,014 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,014
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland

Key facts for Lebach
PropertyValue
HeadwordLebach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lebach” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lebach lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lebach is uncommon German at frequency #77,014 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lebach, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lebach, spelled L-E-B-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland

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 "Lebach"?
"Lebach" is spelled L-E-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Lebach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lebach" means: eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Lebach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebach" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebach" come from?
"Lebach" is a German 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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Using “Lebach”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list