Leber
[ˈleːbɐ]
The verdict
“Leber” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,785
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für den Stoffwechsel wichtigstes, inneres Organ von Tier und Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-leber · Leber · German
Leber · rank #7,785 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,785
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH KZ
Nearest frequency peer: KZ (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Leber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Komponisten
Komponisten
92,219 corpus weight
- kontinuierl…
kontinuierlich
92,218 corpus weight
- KZ
KZ
92,217 corpus weight
- Leber
Leber
92,216 corpus weight
- Lehrern
Lehrern
92,215 corpus weight
- Londoner
Londoner
92,214 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leber” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Leber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːbɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Leber” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Leber (IPA [ˈleːbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,785 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leber, with forms such as "elber", "lbeer", and "lebber". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lee", "lebt", "leer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Leber, spelled L-E-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1für den Stoffwechsel wichtigstes, inneres Organ von Tier und Mensch
- 2die Leber^([1]) von verschiedenen Tieren, die als Speise zubereitet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Leber ist die größte Drüse des menschlichen Körpers.
„›Ich sehe mir [im Obduktionssaal] am liebsten die mitgenommenen Typen an, die, die aussehen, als hätten sie ein schweres Leben gehabt‹, erklärt McLarney trocken. ›Wenn sie die aufschneiden, und die Leber ist fest und grau, werde ich depressiv. Aber wenn sie schön rosa und locker ist, bin ich den ganzen Tag guter Laune‹.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elber
- lbeer
- lebber
- leberr
- lebre
- leebr
- lleber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leber - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leber", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Leber". Here's where to go from here.
- "Leber" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Lee". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,785 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.