Leib
German, noun/laɪ̯p/
Leib is spelled L-E-I-B (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leib is a German masculine noun meaning “body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier”.
What does Leib mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinebody
- 2
masculinetrunk, torso
- 3
masculinebelly, abdomen, stomach
- 4
masculinewomb
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lebendiger Körper von Mensch oder Tier 2. Körper ohne Kopf und Gliedmaßen: Rumpf 3. Bauch oder Unterleib beim Menschen 4. Organ, das die zugeführte Nahrung aufnimmt und verdaut: Magen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leib
- Leibes genitive
- Leibs genitive
- Leiber plural
- Leibchen diminutive neuter
- Leibe dative singular
- Leibern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leib?
- /laɪ̯p/
- [laɪ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leib
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leib in German?
Leib appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).