lebendig
German, adjective/leˈbɛndɪç/
lebendig is spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-I-G (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,583rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebendig is a German adjective meaning “living, alive, animate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “lebend, am Leben, nicht tot”.
What does lebendig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
living, alive, animate
- 2
lively, vivacious, spirited, animated, vibrant, active, agile
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. lebend, am Leben, nicht tot 2. (noch) existent, fortwährend 3. lebhaft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lebendig
- lebendiger masculine nominative singular
- am lebendigsten superlative
- lebendige feminine nominative singular
- lebendiges neuter nominative singular
- lebendigen genitive masculine singular
- lebendigem dative masculine singular
- der lebendige definite includes-article masculine
- die lebendige definite feminine includes-article
- das lebendige definite includes-article neuter
- die lebendigen definite includes-article nominative
- des lebendigen definite genitive includes-article
- der lebendigen definite feminine genitive
- dem lebendigen dative definite includes-article
- lbdg. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lebendig?
- /leˈbɛndɪç/
- [le-]
- [lə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lebendig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lebendig in German?
lebendig appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).