leistbar

[ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“leistbar” is uncommon German (frequency #73,738 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,738
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man sich etwas anschaffen, erlauben kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-leistbar · leistbar · German

leistbar · rank #73,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,738
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leibhaftig

Nearest frequency peer: leibhaftig (-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 „leistbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leistbar
PropertyValue
Headwordleistbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „leistbar“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).leistbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „leibhaftig“ (#73,737), „Leibgarde“ (#73,736), „Lerchen“ (#73,740). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leistbar“ bei #73,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leistbar is uncommon German at frequency #73,738 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for leistbar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is leistbar, spelled L-E-I-S-T-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man sich etwas anschaffen, erlauben kann
  2. 2
    so, dass es sich ausführen, vollbringen lässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „August 2015 schon seit gut 6 Monaten sind wir auf der Suche nach einem leistbaren Haus mit Garten.“
  2. „Mühsam war es gewesen, für diese Menschen zumutbare Arbeitsbedingungen zu erkämpfen und leistbare Wohnungen zu bauen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leistbar"?
"leistbar" is spelled L-E-I-S-T-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯].
What does "leistbar" mean?
As an adjective, "leistbar" means: so, dass man sich etwas anschaffen, erlauben kann
How do you pronounce "leistbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leistbar" is [ˈlaɪ̯stbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leistbar" come from?
"leistbar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list