Liebenau

[ˈliːbənaʊ̯]

/[ˈliːbənaʊ̯]/ name

The verdict

“Liebenau” is uncommon German (frequency #58,055 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,055
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-liebenau · Liebenau · German

Liebenau · rank #58,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,055
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leuna

Nearest frequency peer: Leuna (-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 „Liebenau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Liebenau
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiebenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈliːbənaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,055
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Liebenau“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Liebenaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leuna“ (#58,054), „Liegestuhl“ (#58,056), „leuchteten“ (#58,053). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Liebenau“ bei #58,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Liebenau is uncommon German at frequency #58,055 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈliːbənaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Liebenau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Liebenau, spelled L-I-E-B-E-N-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
  2. 2
    ein Stadtbezirk von Graz, Österreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Liebenau liegt im Norden Hessens.
  2. „Über das Jahr 1531 wird berichtet, dass Sultan Suleiman mit seinem türkischen Heer beim Einfall in die Steiermark in der Nacht vom 11. zum 12. September sein Lager in Liebenau aufschlug, das er danach abbrennen ließ.“

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 "Liebenau"?
"Liebenau" is spelled L-I-E-B-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːbənaʊ̯].
What does "Liebenau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Liebenau" means: eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Liebenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liebenau" is [ˈliːbənaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liebenau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Liebenau", 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