Lebenserhaltung
[ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ]
The verdict
“Lebenserhaltung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das zum weiteren Ablauf vitaler Vorgänge beiträgt
Corpus desk
Index DE-lebenserhaltung · Lebenserhaltung · German
Lebenserhaltung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebenserhaltung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lebenserhaltung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lebenserhaltung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das zum weiteren Ablauf vitaler Vorgänge beiträgt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lebenserhaltung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lebenserhaltung, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1etwas, das zum weiteren Ablauf vitaler Vorgänge beiträgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lebenserhaltung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Lebenserhaltung gegen den Willen des Patienten ist unzulässig.“
„Im Folgenden soll untersucht werden, inwieweit die Lebenserhaltung bei Sterbenden, bei unheilbar Kranken und bei anhaltend bewusstlosen Patienten Schadensersatzansprüche begründen kann.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.