lebten

[ˈleːptn̩]

/[ˈleːptn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lebten” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,863
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben

Corpus desk

Index DE-lebten · lebten · German

lebten · rank #5,863 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,863
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kürze

Nearest frequency peer: Kürze (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lebten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lebten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lebten vs Leute
50% similar
lebten vs lesen
67% similar
lebten vs legen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lebten
PropertyValue
Headwordlebten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈleːptn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,863
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lebten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lebtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kürze“ (#5,862), „Leder“ (#5,864), „Kuss“ (#5,861). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lebten“ bei #5,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lebten (IPA [ˈleːptn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,863 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebten, with forms such as "elbten", "lbeten", and "lebbten". 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, "Leute", "lesen", "legen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 lebten, spelled L-E-B-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elbten
  • lbeten
  • lebbten
  • lebetn
  • lebtenn
  • lebtne
  • lebtten
  • letben
  • llebten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elbten2lbeten2lebbten1lebetn2lebtenn1lebtne2lebtten1letben2
Edit distance from "lebten"

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 "lebten"?
"lebten" is spelled L-E-B-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːptn̩].
What does "lebten" mean?
As a verb, "lebten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leben
What words are commonly confused with "lebten"?
"lebten" is commonly confused with "Leute", "lesen", "legen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lebten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebten" is [ˈleːptn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebten" come from?
"lebten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lernte#5,866Lübeck#5,868Scherz#5,876senken#5,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Malerei9 variantsHektar9 variantssorgte9 variantsgenügt9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list