lebensnah
[ˈleːbn̩sˌnaː]
The verdict
“lebensnah” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so, dass etwas der Wirklichkeit sehr ähnelt; sich am wirklichen Leben orientierend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lebensnah |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌnaː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lebensnah” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for lebensnah is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩sˌnaː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so, dass etwas der Wirklichkeit sehr ähnelt; sich am wirklichen Leben orientierend".
lebensnah has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lebensnah, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-N-A-H.
Definition
- 1so, dass etwas der Wirklichkeit sehr ähnelt; sich am wirklichen Leben orientierend
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lebensnah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-N-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sˌnaː] (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
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.