Lieblings

[ˈliːplɪŋs]

/[ˈliːplɪŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lieblings” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,695
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Liebling

Corpus desk

Index DE-lieblings · Lieblings · German

Lieblings · rank #11,695 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,695
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH liberal

Nearest frequency peer: liberal (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lieblings“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lieblings“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lieblings vs Liebling
89% similar
Lieblings vs Lieblinge
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lieblings
PropertyValue
HeadwordLieblings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːplɪŋs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,695
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lieblings“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lieblingsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „liberal“ (#11,694), „linden“ (#11,696), „Legislaturperiode“ (#11,693). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lieblings“ bei #11,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Lieblings (IPA [ˈliːplɪŋs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,695 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Liebling".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lieblings, with forms such as "ileblings", "leiblings", and "libelings". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Liebling", "Lieblinge", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Lieblings, spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Liebling

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ileblings
  • leiblings
  • libelings
  • liebblings
  • liebilngs
  • liebligns
  • lieblinggs
  • lieblingss
  • lieblinngs
  • lieblinsg
  • liebllings
  • lieblnigs
  • lielbings
  • llieblings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lieblings - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ileblings2leiblings2libelings2liebblings1liebilngs2liebligns2lieblinggs1lieblingss1
Edit distance from "Lieblings"

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 "Lieblings"?
"Lieblings" is spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːplɪŋs].
What does "Lieblings" mean?
As a noun, "Lieblings" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Liebling
What words are commonly confused with "Lieblings"?
"Lieblings" is commonly confused with "Liebling", "Lieblinge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lieblings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lieblings" is [ˈliːplɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lieblings" come from?
"Lieblings" 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 "Lieblings", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Häftlinge14 variantsperfektes14 variantsGewissheit14 variantsfoundation14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list