Lebenswasser
[ˈleːbn̩sˌvasɐ]
The verdict
“Lebenswasser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heilung, ewige Jugend oder Unsterblichkeit bringendes Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-lebenswasser · Lebenswasser · German
Lebenswasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lebenswasser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌvasɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lebenswasser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lebenswasser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Lebenswasser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Lebenswasser, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-W-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Heilung, ewige Jugend oder Unsterblichkeit bringendes Wasser
- 2Branntwein, Schnaps
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lebenswasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann sagte sie ihm auch, wo der Brunnen wäre mit dem Lebenswasser, er müßte sich aber eilen und daraus schöpfen, eh’ es zwölf schlüge.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.