leibhaftig
[laɪ̯pˈhaftɪç]
The verdict
“leibhaftig” is uncommon German (frequency #73,737 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,737
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - konkret zum Anfassen vorhanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-leibhaftig · leibhaftig · German
leibhaftig · rank #73,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,737
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Leibgarde
Nearest frequency peer: Leibgarde (-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 „leibhaftig“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Leergut
Leergut
26,267 corpus weight
- Lehrgangs
Lehrgangs
26,266 corpus weight
- Leibgarde
Leibgarde
26,265 corpus weight
- leibhaftig
leibhaftig
26,264 corpus weight
- leistbar
leistbar
26,263 corpus weight
- Lerchen
Lerchen
26,261 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „leibhaftig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leibhaftig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laɪ̯pˈhaftɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „leibhaftig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
leibhaftig is uncommon German at frequency #73,737 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laɪ̯pˈhaftɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leibhaftig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is leibhaftig, spelled L-E-I-B-H-A-F-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1konkret zum Anfassen vorhanden
- 2richtig und echt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leibhaftig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Konkret und leibhaftig werden Forderung und Funktion des Gesetzes in dem Erdulden des Leids, dem Austragen des Schmerzes, den Gott in das Herz und Gewissen des Auserwählten senkt.“
„Hinzu kommt die typisch amerikanische Prägung durch ein fundamentalistisches, dualistisches Christentum, das nur Gut und Böse kennt, an die leibhaftige Existenz des Satans glaubt und besessen ist von der drohenden Apokalypse.“
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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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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