Leben
[ˈleːbn̩]
The verdict
“Leben” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #132
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - der Inbegriff alles Organischen, basierend auf Stoffwechsel, Vermehrung und Wachstum
Corpus desk
Index DE-leben · Leben · German
Leben · rank #132 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #132
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH wer
Nearest frequency peer: wer (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Leben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nichts
Nichts
99,872 corpus weight
- nun
nun
99,871 corpus weight
- Leben
Leben
99,869 corpus weight
- wer
wer
99,868 corpus weight
- Macht
Macht
99,867 corpus weight
- anderen
anderen
99,866 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leben” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #132 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leben” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Leben (IPA [ˈleːbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #132 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leben, with forms such as "lbeen", "lebben", and "lebenn". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lee", "lebt", "leer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Leben, spelled L-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1der Inbegriff alles Organischen, basierend auf Stoffwechsel, Vermehrung und Wachstum
- 2persönliche Laufbahn, beginnend mit der Geburt und endend mit dem Tod, kurz für Lebensweg
- 3Lebensumstände
- 4verbleibender Versuch, der nach einem virtuellen Tod noch zur Verfügung steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie begnügten sich mit den provenzalischen Stierspielen - da bleibt der Stier am Leben.“
Gibt es Leben auf dem Mars?
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lbeen
- lebben
- lebenn
- lebne
- leebn
- lleben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leben", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
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.