Liebhaber
German, noun/ˈliːpˌhaːbɐ/
Liebhaber is spelled L-I-E-B-H-A-B-E-R (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liebhaber is a German masculine noun meaning “aficionado, enthusiast, lover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mann, mit dem jemand eine (außereheliche) sexuelle Beziehung führt”.
What does Liebhaber mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaficionado, enthusiast, lover
Das ist ein Hochfest für Weinliebhaber.
- 2
masculinelover (particularly of a married person: an affair)
Sie hat einen Liebhaber.
- 3
masculinelovemaker; a person with regard to their qualities as a sexual partner
Ihr Mann ist ein guter Liebhaber.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mann, mit dem jemand eine (außereheliche) sexuelle Beziehung führt 2. Mann, der um die Gunst einer Frau buhlt, um sie wirbt 3. ein Mann in seiner Eigenschaft als Sexualpartner 4. Rolle des werbenden und buhlenden Mannes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Liebhaber
- Liebhabers genitive
- Liebhaberin feminine
- Liebhabern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Liebhaber?
- /ˈliːpˌhaːbɐ/
- [ˈliːpˌhaːbɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Liebhaber
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Liebhaber in German?
Liebhaber appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).