Lebensgeister

[ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ]

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lebensgeister” is uncommon German (frequency #87,971 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,971
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfassung von jemand, aktiv/handlungsbereit zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebensgeister · Lebensgeister · German

Lebensgeister · rank #87,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,971
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lebensnotwend…

Nearest frequency peer: lebensnotwendigen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lebensgeister“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lebensgeister“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lebensgeister
PropertyValue
HeadwordLebensgeister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#87,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lebensgeister“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lebensgeisterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lebensnotwendigen“ (#87,972), „lauwarme“ (#87,969), „Leidenszeit“ (#87,974). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lebensgeister“ bei #87,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lebensgeister is uncommon German at frequency #87,971 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verfassung von jemand, aktiv/handlungsbereit zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lebensgeister in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lebensgeister, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfassung von jemand, aktiv/handlungsbereit zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lebensgeister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zur Abendbrotzeit hatten sich die Lebensgeister wieder etwas erholt.“
  2. „Das wärmte durch und regte die Lebensgeister an.“

Synonyms

FrischeMunterkeitSchwung

Antonyms

Trägheit

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lebensgeister"?
"Lebensgeister" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ].
What does "Lebensgeister" mean?
As a noun, "Lebensgeister" means: Verfassung von jemand, aktiv/handlungsbereit zu sein
How do you pronounce "Lebensgeister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebensgeister" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌɡaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebensgeister" come from?
"Lebensgeister" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Küchenschrank#87,963Kirchenlieder#87,925Modifizierung#88,033Monatsbericht#88,034

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list