Lieblingsbeschäftigung

[ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lieblingsbeschäftigung” is uncommon German (frequency #75,923 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,923
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschäftigung, die man allen anderen vorzieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-lieblingsbeschaftigung · Lieblingsbeschäftigung · German

Lieblingsbeschäftigung · rank #75,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,923
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Liebesspiel

Nearest frequency peer: Liebesspiel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lieblingsbeschäftigung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lieblingsbeschäftigung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lieblingsbeschäftigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLieblingsbeschäftigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
Letters22
Frequency rank#75,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lieblingsbeschäftigung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lieblingsbeschäftigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Liebesspiel“ (#75,922), „Lieblingsstück“ (#75,924), „Liebesfilm“ (#75,921). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lieblingsbeschäftigung“ bei #75,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lieblingsbeschäftigung is uncommon German at frequency #75,923 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beschäftigung, die man allen anderen vorzieht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lieblingsbeschäftigung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lieblingsbeschäftigung, spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S-B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschäftigung, die man allen anderen vorzieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lieblingsbeschäftigung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Was ist deine Lieblingsbeschäftigung?
  2. Meine Lieblingsbeschäftigung ist das Reisen.

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 "Lieblingsbeschäftigung"?
"Lieblingsbeschäftigung" is spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S-B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Lieblingsbeschäftigung" mean?
As a noun, "Lieblingsbeschäftigung" means: Beschäftigung, die man allen anderen vorzieht
How do you pronounce "Lieblingsbeschäftigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lieblingsbeschäftigung" is [ˈliːplɪŋsbəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lieblingsbeschäftigung" come from?
"Lieblingsbeschäftigung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list