lebensgefährliche

[ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]

/[ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“lebensgefährliche” is uncommon German (frequency #54,693 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,693
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebensgefahrliche · lebensgefährliche · German

lebensgefährliche · rank #54,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,693
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lasche

Nearest frequency peer: Lasche (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lebensgefährliche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lebensgefährliche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for lebensgefährliche
PropertyValue
Headwordlebensgefährliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#54,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lebensgefährliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lebensgefährliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lebensgefährliche is uncommon German at frequency #54,693 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lebensgefährliche, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lebensgefährliche, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lebensgefährliche"?
"lebensgefährliche" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə].
What does "lebensgefährliche" mean?
As an adjective, "lebensgefährliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebensgefährlich
How do you pronounce "lebensgefährliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebensgefährliche" is [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebensgefährliche" come from?
"lebensgefährliche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lebensgefährliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list