lebenslanger

Name: lebenslanger, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ]

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“lebenslanger” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,674
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebenslanger · lebenslanger · German

lebenslanger · rank #29,674 · 19 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,674
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Landtages

Nearest frequency peer: Landtages (-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.

Kür

70,330
Ladegerät

70,329
Landtages

70,328
lebenslanger

70,327
Lebenswelt

70,326
Leckerbissen

70,325

What this shows „lebenslanger“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lebenslanger vs lebenslanges

92% similar

lebenslanger vs lebenslang

83% similar

lebenslanger vs lebenslange

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lebenslanger
Property	Value
Headword	lebenslanger
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#29,674
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lebenslanger“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lebenslangerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,674

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landtages“ (#29,673), „Lebenswelt“ (#29,675), „Ladegerät“ (#29,672). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lebenslanger“ bei #29,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around lebenslanger (IPA [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,674 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebenslanger, with forms such as "elbenslanger", "lbeenslanger", and "lebbenslanger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "lebenslanges", "lebenslang", "lebenslange", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lebenslanger, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elbenslanger
lbeenslanger
lebbenslanger
lebenlsanger
lebennslanger
lebensalnger
lebenslagner
lebenslanegr
lebenslangerr
lebenslangger
lebenslangre
lebenslannger
lebensllanger
lebenslnager
lebensslanger
lebesnlanger
lebneslanger
leebnslanger
llebenslanger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebenslanger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "lebenslanger"

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 "lebenslanger"?

"lebenslanger" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ].

What does "lebenslanger" mean?

As an adjective, "lebenslanger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebenslang

What words are commonly confused with "lebenslanger"?

"lebenslanger" is commonly confused with "lebenslanges", "lebenslang", "lebenslange". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "lebenslanger"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebenslanger" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "lebenslanger" come from?

"lebenslanger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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