Lebensaufgabe
German, noun/ˈleːbn̩sˌʔaʊ̯fɡaːbə/
Lebensaufgabe is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-A-U-F-G-A-B-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebensaufgabe is a German feminine noun meaning “mission, purpose, or vocation in one's life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufgabe, die sich jemand in seinem Leben zu bewältigen vorgenommen hat”.
What does Lebensaufgabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemission, purpose, or vocation in one's life
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufgabe, die sich jemand in seinem Leben zu bewältigen vorgenommen hat
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 Lebensaufgabe
- Lebensaufgaben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lebensaufgabe?
- /ˈleːbn̩sˌʔaʊ̯fɡaːbə/
- [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔaʊ̯fɡaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lebensaufgabe in German?
Lebensaufgabe appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).