Lebensgefahr
German, noun/ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯/
Lebensgefahr is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R (12 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebensgefahr is a German feminine noun meaning “danger to life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Möglichkeit, dass jemand so krank ist oder so schwere Verletzungen erleidet, dass er davon stirbt”.
What does Lebensgefahr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedanger to life
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Möglichkeit, dass jemand so krank ist oder so schwere Verletzungen erleidet, dass er davon stirbt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lebensgefahr
- Lebensgefahren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lebensgefahr?
- /ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯/
- [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lebensgefahr in German?
Lebensgefahr appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).