Lieblingen

[ˈliːplɪŋən]

/[ˈliːplɪŋən]/ noun

The verdict

“Lieblingen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,029 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,029
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liebling

Corpus desk

Index DE-lieblingen · Lieblingen · German

Lieblingen · rank #83,029 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,029
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH liebenswürdige

Nearest frequency peer: liebenswürdige (-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 “Lieblingen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Lieblingen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Lieblingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLieblingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːplɪŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lieblingen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lieblingen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lieblingen is uncommon German at frequency #83,029 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːplɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liebling".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lieblingen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lieblingen, spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liebling

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lieblingen"?
"Lieblingen" is spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːplɪŋən].
What does "Lieblingen" mean?
As a noun, "Lieblingen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liebling
How do you pronounce "Lieblingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lieblingen" is [ˈliːplɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lieblingen" come from?
"Lieblingen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lieblingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list