Lebensgrundlage
German, noun/ˈleːbn̩sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə/
Lebensgrundlage is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-G-R-U-N-D-L-A-G-E (15 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebensgrundlage is a German feminine noun meaning “livelihood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “arbeits- oder lebensnotwendige Voraussetzung für das Leben”.
What does Lebensgrundlage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelivelihood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arbeits- oder lebensnotwendige Voraussetzung für das Leben
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 Lebensgrundlage
- Lebensgrundlagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lebensgrundlage?
- /ˈleːbn̩sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə/
- [ˈleːbn̩sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lebensgrundlage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lebensgrundlage in German?
Lebensgrundlage appears 1.0 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).