Leberkäse

[ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə]

/[ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leberkäse” is uncommon German (frequency #78,243 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,243
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Art gebackene Fleischpastete aus (fein) durchgedrehtem Rind- und Schweinefleisch und Gewürzen, die in Scheiben geschnitten warm oder kalt gegessen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-leberkase · Leberkäse · German

Leberkäse · rank #78,243 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,243
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensmittelh…

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensmittelhandel (-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 „Leberkäse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leberkäse
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeberkäse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,243
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leberkäse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Leberkäsefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lebensmittelhandel“ (#78,242), „lebhaftes“ (#78,244), „Laufräder“ (#78,240). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leberkäse“ bei #78,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leberkäse is uncommon German at frequency #78,243 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leberkäse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Leberkäse, spelled L-E-B-E-R-K-Ä-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Art gebackene Fleischpastete aus (fein) durchgedrehtem Rind- und Schweinefleisch und Gewürzen, die in Scheiben geschnitten warm oder kalt gegessen wird
  2. 2
    Unfug, Unsinn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Brotzeit gibt es heute warmen Leberkäse mit süßem Senf.
  2. „Laut Anklage begann alles mit ein paar Ohrfeigen, dann jedoch rastete der Angeklagte aus: Einmal drückte er ihr einen ofenheißen Leberkäse in[s] Gesicht, nur weil Petra B. Brezen ‚ohne Salz‘ gekauft hatte.“

Synonyms

FleischkäseKäseQuarkQuatschNonsensUnfugUnsinn

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 "Leberkäse"?
"Leberkäse" is spelled L-E-B-E-R-K-Ä-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə].
What does "Leberkäse" mean?
As a noun, "Leberkäse" means: eine Art gebackene Fleischpastete aus (fein) durchgedrehtem Rind- und Schweinefleisch und Gewürzen, die in Scheiben geschnitten warm oder kalt gegessen wird
How do you pronounce "Leberkäse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leberkäse" is [ˈleːbɐˌkɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leberkäse" come from?
"Leberkäse" 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 "Leberkäse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lebhaftes#78,244Laufräder#78,240Landwirts#78,234Landminen#78,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list