Liebling
German, noun/ˈliːplɪŋ/
Liebling is spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liebling is a German masculine noun meaning “darling, (my) dear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kosename und Anrede für einen geliebten Menschen, aber auch für ein bestimmtes, besonders geliebtes Tier”.
What does Liebling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedarling, (my) dear
- 2
masculinefavorite
- 3
masculinefavorite
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kosename und Anrede für einen geliebten Menschen, aber auch für ein bestimmtes, besonders geliebtes Tier 2. eine geschätzte, beliebte Person 3. eine von einflussreichen Instanzen, Institutionen, Personen oder Ähnlichem bevorzugte Person
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 Liebling
- Lieblings genitive
- Lieblinge plural
- Lieblingin feminine
- Lieblingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Liebling?
- /ˈliːplɪŋ/
- [ˈliːplɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Liebling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Liebling in German?
Liebling appears 6.8 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).