Lebenselixier
[ˈleːbn̩sʔelɪˌksiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Lebenselixier” is uncommon German (frequency #80,617 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,617
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wundertrank/Zaubertrank, der das Leben erhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-lebenselixier · Lebenselixier · German
Lebenselixier · rank #80,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,617
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Lebensphasen
Nearest frequency peer: Lebensphasen (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lebenselixier”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lauwarmen
lauwarmen
19,387 corpus weight
- Lebenselixi…
Lebenselixier
19,384 corpus weight
- Lebensphasen
Lebensphasen
19,383 corpus weight
- Lehnwort
Lehnwort
19,382 corpus weight
- Lehrperson
Lehrperson
19,381 corpus weight
- lenkten
lenkten
19,380 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lebenselixier” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebenselixier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sʔelɪˌksiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #80,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lebenselixier” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lebenselixier is uncommon German at frequency #80,617 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sʔelɪˌksiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lebenselixier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lebenselixier, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-E-L-I-X-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Wundertrank/Zaubertrank, der das Leben erhält
- 2diejenigen Beweggründe, die jemandem das Leben lebenswert erscheinen lassen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lebenselixier", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.