lebende

[ˈleːbn̩də]

/[ˈleːbn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“lebende” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,690
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebende · lebende · German

lebende · rank #6,690 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Körpers

Nearest frequency peer: Körpers (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lebende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lebende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lebende vs Lebens
57% similar
lebende vs legend
71% similar
lebende vs lobend
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lebende
PropertyValue
Headwordlebende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈleːbn̩də]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lebende“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lebendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Körpers“ (#6,689), „Lebensjahr“ (#6,691), „körperlich“ (#6,688). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lebende“ bei #6,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lebende (IPA [ˈleːbn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,690 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebende, with forms such as "elbende", "lbeende", and "lebbende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lebens", "legend", "lobend", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 lebende, spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elbende
  • lbeende
  • lebbende
  • lebedne
  • lebendde
  • lebened
  • lebennde
  • lebnede
  • leebnde
  • llebende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebende - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elbende2lbeende2lebbende1lebedne2lebendde1lebened2lebennde1lebnede2
Edit distance from "lebende"

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 "lebende"?
"lebende" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩də].
What does "lebende" mean?
As an adjective, "lebende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
What words are commonly confused with "lebende"?
"lebende" is commonly confused with "Lebens", "legend", "lobend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lebende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebende" is [ˈleːbn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebende" come from?
"lebende" 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 "lebende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Körpers#6,689kreativ#6,686Messung#6,694fürchte#6,660

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list