Lebenslage

[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lebenslage” is uncommon German (frequency #51,508 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,508
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Faktoren, die das Leben eines Menschen in einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt beeinflussen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebenslage · Lebenslage · German

Lebenslage · rank #51,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,508
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensaufgabe

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensaufgabe (-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 „Lebenslage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lebenslage
PropertyValue
HeadwordLebenslage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lebenslage“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lebenslagefällt 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: „Lebensaufgabe“ (#51,507), „Lehrgeld“ (#51,509), „Laus“ (#51,506). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lebenslage“ bei #51,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lebenslage is uncommon German at frequency #51,508 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Faktoren, die das Leben eines Menschen in einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt beeinflussen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lebenslage in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lebenslage, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Faktoren, die das Leben eines Menschen in einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt beeinflussen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Echte Anglizismen und Amerikanismen, also direkte Entlehnungen aus dem Englischen, finden sich bei uns in allen Lebenslagen und Sachbereichen.“

Synonyms

LebenssituationLebensumstände

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 "Lebenslage"?
"Lebenslage" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə].
What does "Lebenslage" mean?
As a noun, "Lebenslage" means: Gesamtheit der Faktoren, die das Leben eines Menschen in einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt beeinflussen
How do you pronounce "Lebenslage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebenslage" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebenslage" come from?
"Lebenslage" 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 "Lebenslage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Luftschiff#51,513Kunstleder#51,491Massengrab#51,526Moderators#51,542

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list