Libellen
[liˈbɛlən]
The verdict
“Libellen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,515 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,515
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Libelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-libellen · Libellen · German
Libellen · rank #55,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,515
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Lesesaal
Nearest frequency peer: Lesesaal (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Libellen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Leninismus
Leninismus
44,488 corpus weight
- Lesesaal
Lesesaal
44,487 corpus weight
- Libellen
Libellen
44,486 corpus weight
- Lieferdienst
Lieferdienst
44,485 corpus weight
- liquidiert
liquidiert
44,484 corpus weight
- livre
livre
44,483 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Libellen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Libellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liˈbɛlən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Libellen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Libellen is uncommon German at frequency #55,515 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liˈbɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Libellen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Libellen, spelled L-I-B-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Libelle
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Libelle
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Libelle
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Libelle
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.