Leibwäsche
[ˈlaɪ̯pˌvɛʃə]
The verdict
“Leibwäsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - direkt am Körper getragene Bekleidung
Corpus desk
Index DE-leibwasche · Leibwäsche · German
Leibwäsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Leibwäsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯pˌvɛʃə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leibwäsche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leibwäsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯pˌvɛʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "direkt am Körper getragene Bekleidung".
No misspelling variants are generated for Leibwäsche in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leibwäsche, spelled L-E-I-B-W-Ä-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1direkt am Körper getragene Bekleidung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leibwäsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die erforderliche Leibwäsche für Zivildienstleistende besteht aus: zwei Hemden, zwei Leibchen, vier Paar Stutzen und drei Unterhosen.“
Synonyms
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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.