lebendig

/[leˈbɛndɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,618

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

lebendig is anGermanadj. It means: lebend, am Leben, nicht tot Pronounced [leˈbɛndɪç]. It ranks #5,618 in German word frequency. Often confused with lebendige and lebendigen.

Key facts for lebendig
PropertyValue
Headwordlebendig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[leˈbɛndɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,618
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lebendig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈbɛndɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,618 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 lebendig, with forms such as "elbendig", "lbeendig", and "lebbendig". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "lebendige", "lebendigen", "lebendiger", 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 lebendig, spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    lebend, am Leben, nicht tot
  2. 2
    (noch) existent, fortwährend
  3. 3
    lebhaft

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elbendig,lbeendig,lebbendig,lebednig,lebenddig,lebendgi,lebendigg,lebenidg,lebenndig,lebnedig,leebndig,llebendig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lebendig

Misspelling Variants of "lebendig"

elbendig8lbeendig8lebbendig9lebednig8lebenddig9lebendgi8lebendigg9lebenidg8
Misspelling Variants of "lebendig"

Frequency rank: #5,618 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lebendig"?
"lebendig" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈbɛndɪç].
What does "lebendig" mean?
As an adj, "lebendig" means: lebend, am Leben, nicht tot
What words are commonly confused with "lebendig"?
"lebendig" is commonly confused with "lebendige", "lebendigen", "lebendiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lebendig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebendig" is [leˈbɛndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebendig" come from?
"lebendig" 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.