lebenswert
[ˈleːbn̩sˌveːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“lebenswert” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,174 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #30,174
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es wert sein, gelebt zu werden
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lebenswert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌveːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lebenswert” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for lebenswert is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩sˌveːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,174 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "es wert sein, gelebt zu werden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebenswert, with forms such as "elbenswert", "lbeenswert", and "lebbenswert". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Lebenszeit", "lesenswert", "lobenswert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lebenswert, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-W-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1es wert sein, gelebt zu werden
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elbenswert,lbeenswert,lebbenswert,lebennswert,lebensewrt,lebensswert,lebenswerrt,lebenswertt,lebenswetr,lebenswret,lebenswwert,lebenwsert,lebesnwert,lebneswert,leebnswert,llebenswert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebenswert - 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.
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.
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Using “lebenswert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-W-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sˌveːɐ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lebenszeit” - see the side-by-side comparison. lebenswert vs Lebenszeit
- 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.