Lebensinhalt

[ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt]

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lebensinhalt” is uncommon German (frequency #53,859 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,859
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit dessen, was eine Person in ihrem Leben umtreibt, immer wieder beschäftigt

Key facts for Lebensinhalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordLebensinhalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lebensinhalt” 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). Lebensinhalt lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Lebensinhalt is uncommon German at frequency #53,859 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit dessen, was eine Person in ihrem Leben umtreibt, immer wieder beschäftigt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lebensinhalt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lebensinhalt, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-I-N-H-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit dessen, was eine Person in ihrem Leben umtreibt, immer wieder beschäftigt

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 "Lebensinhalt"?
"Lebensinhalt" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-I-N-H-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt].
What does "Lebensinhalt" mean?
As a noun, "Lebensinhalt" means: Gesamtheit dessen, was eine Person in ihrem Leben umtreibt, immer wieder beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Lebensinhalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebensinhalt" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebensinhalt" come from?
"Lebensinhalt" 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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Using “Lebensinhalt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-I-N-H-A-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sˌʔɪnhalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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