leibeigen
German, adjective/ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡən/
leibeigen is spelled L-E-I-B-E-I-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written German, the 488,905th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leibeigen is a German adjective meaning “in serfdom (of a peasant: bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem persönlichen und wirtschaftlichen Abhängigkeitsverhältnis zu einem adeligen Grundherrn stehend”.
What does leibeigen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
in serfdom (of a peasant: bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- 2
unfree, subject to any form of bondage or slavery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einem persönlichen und wirtschaftlichen Abhängigkeitsverhältnis zu einem adeligen Grundherrn stehend 2. von eigenem Fleisch und Blut
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 leibeigen
- leibeigener masculine nominative singular
- leibeigene feminine nominative singular
- leibeigenes neuter nominative singular
- leibeigenen genitive masculine singular
- leibeigenem dative masculine singular
- der leibeigene definite includes-article masculine
- die leibeigene definite feminine includes-article
- das leibeigene definite includes-article neuter
- die leibeigenen definite includes-article nominative
- des leibeigenen definite genitive includes-article
- der leibeigenen definite feminine genitive
- dem leibeigenen dative definite includes-article
- den leibeigenen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leibeigen?
- /ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡən/
- [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡən]
- [-ɡŋ̍]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leibeigen in German?
leibeigen appears about once in every 63 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).