Leib

[laɪ̯p]

/[laɪ̯p]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leib” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,732) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,732
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier

Corpus desk

Index DE-leib · Leib · German

Leib · rank #5,732 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,732
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kritischen

Nearest frequency peer: kritischen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Leib“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Leib“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Leib vs Li
50% similar
Leib vs Leo
50% similar
Leib vs Lob
50% similar

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

Key facts for Leib
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeib
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laɪ̯p]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,732
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Leib“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Leibliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kritischen“ (#5,731), „letzteres“ (#5,733), „konstant“ (#5,730). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leib“ bei #5,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Leib is neighbouring look-alikes ("Li", "Leo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [laɪ̯p]. Frequency #5,732 among 2,640 “L” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leib, with forms such as "elib", "lebi", and "leibb". 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, "Li", "Leo", "Lob", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Leib, spelled L-E-I-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier
  2. 2
    Körper ohne Kopf und Gliedmaßen: Rumpf
  3. 3
    Bauch oder Unterleib beim Menschen
  4. 4
    Organ, das die zugeführte Nahrung aufnimmt und verdaut: Magen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Seele schwinget sich wohl in die Luft, juchhe!
  2. „Der Leib des Anderen zuckte wie ein ausgerissenes Spinnenbein.“

Synonyms

KörperTorsoKorpusMagen

Antonyms

GeistSeele

This word in other languages

body(English)cuerpo(Español)corps(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elib
  • lebi
  • leibb
  • lleib

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leib - 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.

elib2lebi2leibb1lleib1
Edit distance from "Leib"

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 "Leib"?
"Leib" is spelled L-E-I-B. The IPA pronunciation is [laɪ̯p].
What does "Leib" mean?
As a noun, "Leib" means: lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier
What words are commonly confused with "Leib"?
"Leib" is commonly confused with "Li", "Leo", "Lob". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leib"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leib" is [laɪ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leib" come from?
"Leib" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klug#5,727nick#5,745Ober#5,747Dirk#5,696

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list