Lebenserwartung
[ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌvaʁtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Lebenserwartung” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,682
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geschätzte Dauer des Lebens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebenserwartung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌvaʁtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #15,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lebenserwartung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 24 spelling variants around Lebenserwartung (IPA [ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌvaʁtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,682 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geschätzte Dauer des Lebens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lebenserwartung, with forms such as "elbenserwartung", "lbeenserwartung", and "lebbenserwartung". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lebenserwartung, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-E-R-W-A-R-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1geschätzte Dauer des Lebens
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elbenserwartung
- lbeenserwartung
- lebbenserwartung
- lebenesrwartung
- lebennserwartung
- lebenserawrtung
- lebenserrwartung
- lebenserwarrtung
- lebenserwartnug
- lebenserwarttung
- lebenserwartugn
- lebenserwartungg
- lebenserwartunng
- lebenserwarutng
- lebenserwatrung
- lebenserwratung
- lebenserwwartung
- lebensewrartung
- lebensrewartung
- lebensserwartung
- lebesnerwartung
- lebneserwartung
- leebnserwartung
- llebenserwartung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lebenserwartung - 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 “Lebenserwartung”
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-R-W-A-R-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sʔɛɐ̯ˌvaʁtʊŋ] (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
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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.