Lebensende
[ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɛndə]
The verdict
“Lebensende” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,334 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,334
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ende des Lebens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebensende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɛndə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #21,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lebensende” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lebensende is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɛndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,334 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ende des Lebens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lebensende, with forms such as "elbensende", "lbeensende", and "lebbensende". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lebensende, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Ende des Lebens
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elbensende,lbeensende,lebbensende,lebenesnde,lebennsende,lebensedne,lebensendde,lebensened,lebensennde,lebensnede,lebenssende,lebesnende,lebnesende,leebnsende,llebensende
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lebensende - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Lebensende”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɛndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.