Leibes

/[ˈlaɪ̯bəs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,301

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Leibes is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leib Pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯bəs]. Often confused with lies and leise.

Key facts for Leibes
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeibes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯bəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,301
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Leibes in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Leibes is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯bəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,301 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leib".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Leibes, with forms such as "elibes", "lebies", and "leibbes". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lies", "leise", "Leine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Leibes, spelled L-E-I-B-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leib

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elibes,lebies,leibbes,leibess,leibse,leiebs,lleibes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Leibes

Misspelling Variants of "Leibes"

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Misspelling Variants of "Leibes"

Frequency rank: #48,301 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leibes"?
"Leibes" is spelled L-E-I-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯bəs].
What does "Leibes" mean?
As a noun, "Leibes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leib
What words are commonly confused with "Leibes"?
"Leibes" is commonly confused with "lies", "leise", "Leine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leibes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leibes" is [ˈlaɪ̯bəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leibes" come from?
"Leibes" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.