Lebensmittel

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,670

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Lebensmittel is aGermannoun. It means: Ware zum Essen oder zum Trinken, die zum Bedarf des täglichen Lebens gehört Pronounced [ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩]. It ranks #3,670 in German word frequency. Often confused with Lebensmitteln.

Key facts for Lebensmittel
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HeadwordLebensmittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,670
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Lebensmittel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lebensmittel is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,670 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ware zum Essen oder zum Trinken, die zum Bedarf des täglichen Lebens gehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lebensmittel, with forms such as "elbensmittel", "lbeensmittel", and "lebbensmittel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lebensmitteln", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Lebensmittel, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ware zum Essen oder zum Trinken, die zum Bedarf des täglichen Lebens gehört

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elbensmittel,lbeensmittel,lebbensmittel,lebenmsittel,lebennsmittel,lebensimttel,lebensmitel,lebensmitetl,lebensmittell,lebensmittle,lebensmmittel,lebensmtitel,lebenssmittel,lebesnmittel,lebnesmittel,leebnsmittel,llebensmittel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Lebensmittel

Misspelling Variants of "Lebensmittel"

elbensmittel12lbeensmittel12lebbensmittel13lebenmsittel12lebennsmittel13lebensimttel12lebensmitel11lebensmitetl12
Misspelling Variants of "Lebensmittel"

Frequency rank: #3,670 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lebensmittel"?
"Lebensmittel" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩].
What does "Lebensmittel" mean?
As a noun, "Lebensmittel" means: Ware zum Essen oder zum Trinken, die zum Bedarf des täglichen Lebens gehört
What words are commonly confused with "Lebensmittel"?
"Lebensmittel" is commonly confused with "Lebensmitteln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lebensmittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebensmittel" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebensmittel" come from?
"Lebensmittel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.