lebenden

/[ˈleːbn̩dən]/ adj

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Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,533

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

lebenden is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend Pronounced [ˈleːbn̩dən]. It ranks #4,533 in German word frequency. Often confused with Legende and lebendig.

Key facts for lebenden
PropertyValue
Headwordlebenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈleːbn̩dən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,533
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lebenden is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩dən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,533 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for lebenden, with forms such as "elbenden", "lbeenden", and "lebbenden". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Legende", "lebendig", "Legenden", 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 lebenden, spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs lebend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elbenden,lbeenden,lebbenden,lebednen,lebendden,lebendenn,lebendne,lebenedn,lebennden,lebneden,leebnden,llebenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lebenden

Misspelling Variants of "lebenden"

elbenden8lbeenden8lebbenden9lebednen8lebendden9lebendenn9lebendne8lebenedn8
Misspelling Variants of "lebenden"

Frequency rank: #4,533 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lebenden"?
"lebenden" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩dən].
What does "lebenden" mean?
As an adj, "lebenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend
What words are commonly confused with "lebenden"?
"lebenden" is commonly confused with "Legende", "lebendig", "Legenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lebenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebenden" is [ˈleːbn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebenden" come from?
"lebenden" 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.