Leibgarde

[ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə]

/[ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leibgarde” is uncommon German (frequency #73,736 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,736
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Truppe für den persönlichen Schutz eines Fürsten, Königs, Präsidenten oder dergleichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leibgarde · Leibgarde · German

Leibgarde · rank #73,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,736
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lehrgangs

Nearest frequency peer: Lehrgangs (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Leibgarde“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Leibgarde“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leibgarde
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeibgarde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leibgarde“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leibgardefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lehrgangs“ (#73,735), „leibhaftig“ (#73,737), „Leergut“ (#73,734). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leibgarde“ bei #73,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leibgarde is uncommon German at frequency #73,736 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Truppe für den persönlichen Schutz eines Fürsten, Königs, Präsidenten oder dergleichen".

Leibgarde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leibgarde, spelled L-E-I-B-G-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Truppe für den persönlichen Schutz eines Fürsten, Königs, Präsidenten oder dergleichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er brauchte keine Leibgarde, er spazierte alleine durch die Stadt.“
  2. „Den Soldaten ist es eine Ehre, für die Leibgarde ausgewählt zu werden.“

Synonyms

Leibwache

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 "Leibgarde"?
"Leibgarde" is spelled L-E-I-B-G-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə].
What does "Leibgarde" mean?
As a noun, "Leibgarde" means: Truppe für den persönlichen Schutz eines Fürsten, Königs, Präsidenten oder dergleichen
How do you pronounce "Leibgarde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leibgarde" is [ˈlaɪ̯pˌɡaʁdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leibgarde" come from?
"Leibgarde" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lehrgangs#73,735Kulinarik#73,718Kronzeuge#73,717lyrisches#73,768

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list