Leibchen
[ˈlaɪ̯pçən]
The verdict
“Leibchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung für verschiedene ärmellose Kleidungsstücke
Corpus desk
Index DE-leibchen · Leibchen · German
Leibchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leibchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯pçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leibchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leibchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯pçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeichnung für verschiedene ärmellose Kleidungsstücke".
Zero misspellings are on record for Leibchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Leibchen, spelled L-E-I-B-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung für verschiedene ärmellose Kleidungsstücke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leibchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Noch in der ersten Hälfte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts gehörte das Leibchen mit Strumpfhalter zur Kinderkleidung dazu.
Die Auswechselspieler tragen blaue Leibchen über dem Trikot.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.