Lebensgefahr
[ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Lebensgefahr” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,419
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Möglichkeit, dass jemand so krank ist oder so schwere Verletzungen erleidet, dass er davon stirbt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebensgefahr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #15,419 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lebensgefahr” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Lebensgefahr (IPA [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,419 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Möglichkeit, dass jemand so krank ist oder so schwere Verletzungen erleidet, dass er davon stirbt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lebensgefahr, with forms such as "elbensgefahr", "lbeensgefahr", and "lebbensgefahr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lebensgefühl", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Lebensgefahr, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R.
Definition
- 1Möglichkeit, dass jemand so krank ist oder so schwere Verletzungen erleidet, dass er davon stirbt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elbensgefahr
- lbeensgefahr
- lebbensgefahr
- lebengsefahr
- lebennsgefahr
- lebensegfahr
- lebensgeafhr
- lebensgefahhr
- lebensgefahrr
- lebensgefarh
- lebensgeffahr
- lebensgefhar
- lebensgfeahr
- lebensggefahr
- lebenssgefahr
- lebesngefahr
- lebnesgefahr
- leebnsgefahr
- llebensgefahr
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lebensgefahr - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Lebensgefahr”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lebensgefühl” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lebensgefahr vs Lebensgefühl
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.