lebenszäh
[ˈleːbn̩sˌt͡sɛː]
The verdict
“lebenszäh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders stark am Leben hängend
Corpus desk
Index DE-lebenszah · lebenszäh · German
lebenszäh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | lebenszäh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌt͡sɛː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lebenszäh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lebenszäh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈleːbn̩sˌt͡sɛː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders stark am Leben hängend".
No misspelling variants are generated for lebenszäh in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lebenszäh, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-Z-Ä-H.
Definition
- 1besonders stark am Leben hängend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lebenszäh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch mein Leiden wuchs – denn welches Leiden ist lebenszäher als der Hang zum Alkohol! – und endlich mußte selbst die Katze, die jetzt alt und daher etwas grämlich zu werden begann, die Ausbrüche meiner Übellaunigkeit fühlen.“
„Wenn nun schon die lebenszähen Weiden eine Verschüttung nicht ganz gleichgültig hingenommen haben, so mag es von einigem Interesse sein, zu sehen, wie andere, edlere Bäume, ja Obstbäume in ähnlichen Fällen sich verhalten.“
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.