Lieblingswort

[ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt]

/[ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Lieblingswort” is uncommon German (frequency #70,519 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,519
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das jemand fast allen anderen vorzieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-lieblingswort · Lieblingswort · German

Lieblingswort · rank #70,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,519
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH letizia

Nearest frequency peer: letizia (-2 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 „Lieblingswort“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lieblingswort
PropertyValue
HeadwordLieblingswort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lieblingswort“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lieblingswortfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „letizia“ (#70,517), „liked“ (#70,521), „Lernziele“ (#70,516). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lieblingswort“ bei #70,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lieblingswort is uncommon German at frequency #70,519 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das jemand fast allen anderen vorzieht".

Lieblingswort has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lieblingswort, spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort, das jemand fast allen anderen vorzieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Wort »Dekadenz« ist just ein Lieblingswort unter amerikanischen Kulturpessimisten, und jeder versteht es anders.“
  2. „Mit den wärmer werdenden Tagen wird es jetzt Zeit für die Lieblingswörter der Deutschen, die uns auch das Herz wärmen.“

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 "Lieblingswort"?
"Lieblingswort" is spelled L-I-E-B-L-I-N-G-S-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt].
What does "Lieblingswort" mean?
As a noun, "Lieblingswort" means: Wort, das jemand fast allen anderen vorzieht
How do you pronounce "Lieblingswort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lieblingswort" is [ˈliːplɪŋsˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lieblingswort" come from?
"Lieblingswort" 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 "Lieblingswort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list