lebhaft
[ˈleːphaft]
The verdict
“lebhaft” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,336
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich angeregt zeigend, voller Interesse und mit der Unterstützung von Mimik und Gestik
Corpus desk
Index DE-lebhaft · lebhaft · German
lebhaft · rank #21,336 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,336
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH lebensgefährl…
Nearest frequency peer: lebensgefährlich (-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 “lebhaft”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- least
least
78,668 corpus weight
- Lebensende
Lebensende
78,667 corpus weight
- lebensgefäh…
lebensgefährlich
78,666 corpus weight
- lebhaft
lebhaft
78,665 corpus weight
- leckt
leckt
78,664 corpus weight
- leisteten
leisteten
78,663 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lebhaft” 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 | lebhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈleːphaft] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lebhaft” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around lebhaft (IPA [ˈleːphaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,336 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich angeregt zeigend, voller Interesse und mit der Unterstützung von Mimik und Gestik".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebhaft, with forms such as "elbhaft", "lbehaft", and "lebahft". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lebhafte", "lebhaften", "lebhafter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lebhaft, spelled L-E-B-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1sich angeregt zeigend, voller Interesse und mit der Unterstützung von Mimik und Gestik
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lebhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Freundin hat ein lebhaftes Wesen.
Wir führten eine lebhafte Debatte.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elbhaft
- lbehaft
- lebahft
- lebbhaft
- lebhafft
- lebhaftt
- lebhatf
- lebhfat
- lebhhaft
- lehbaft
- llebhaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebhaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lebhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "lebhaft" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "lebhafte". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #21,336 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.