lebende

/[ˈleːbn̩də]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,690

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lebende is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend Pronounced [ˈleːbn̩də]. It ranks #6,690 in German word frequency. Often confused with Lebens and legend.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lebende in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lebende is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩də]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,690 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for lebende, with forms such as "elbende", "lbeende", and "lebbende". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lebens", "legend", "lobend", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is lebende, spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lebende

Misspelling Variants of "lebende"

elbende7lbeende7lebbende8lebedne7lebendde8lebened7lebennde8lebnede7
Misspelling Variants of "lebende"

Frequency rank: #6,690 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.