lebenswichtig

[ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç]

/[ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“lebenswichtig” is uncommon German (frequency #58,963 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,963
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für das Weiterleben sehr wichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebenswichtig · lebenswichtig · German

lebenswichtig · rank #58,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,963
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensumständ…

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensumständen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lebenswichtig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lebenswichtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lebenswichtig
PropertyValue
Headwordlebenswichtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lebenswichtig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lebenswichtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lebensumständen“ (#58,962), „Lebensmittelgeschäft“ (#58,961), „lehrreiche“ (#58,965). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lebenswichtig“ bei #58,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lebenswichtig is uncommon German at frequency #58,963 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für das Weiterleben sehr wichtig".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lebenswichtig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lebenswichtig, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-W-I-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    für das Weiterleben sehr wichtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lebenswichtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kenntnisse über die Essbarkeit der einzelnen Sorten waren dort lebenswichtig.
  2. „Im heißen Indien ist der Verzehr von Salz lebenswichtig.“

This word in other languages

vital(English)vital(Español)vital(Français)vital(Português)

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 "lebenswichtig"?
"lebenswichtig" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-W-I-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç].
What does "lebenswichtig" mean?
As an adjective, "lebenswichtig" means: für das Weiterleben sehr wichtig
How do you pronounce "lebenswichtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebenswichtig" is [ˈleːbn̩sˌvɪçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebenswichtig" come from?
"lebenswichtig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list