lieblich
[ˈliːplɪç]
The verdict
“lieblich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,058
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - charmant, bezaubernd, liebenswert
Corpus desk
Index DE-lieblich · lieblich · German
lieblich · rank #37,058 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,058
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Liebespaar
Nearest frequency peer: Liebespaar (-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 “lieblich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lichtern
Lichtern
62,946 corpus weight
- Lichtquelle
Lichtquelle
62,945 corpus weight
- Liebespaar
Liebespaar
62,944 corpus weight
- lieblich
lieblich
62,943 corpus weight
- liiert
liiert
62,941 corpus weight
- Litauischen
Litauischen
62,940 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lieblich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lieblich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈliːplɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,058 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “lieblich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around lieblich (IPA [ˈliːplɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,058 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for lieblich, with forms such as "ileblich", "leiblich", and "libelich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "löblich", "Liebling", "liebliche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lieblich, spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1charmant, bezaubernd, liebenswert
- 2mild, abgerundet, von angenehmer Süße
- 3angenehm
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lieblich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr der Heerscharen. (Psalm 84,2)
Ich verliebte mich sofort in sie, weil sie so lieblich lächelte.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ileblich
- leiblich
- libelich
- liebblich
- liebilch
- lieblcih
- lieblicch
- lieblichh
- lieblihc
- liebllich
- lielbich
- llieblich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lieblich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lieblich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "lieblich". Here's where to go from here.
- "lieblich" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "löblich". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #37,058 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.