liebsten

/[ˈliːpstn̩]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,841

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

liebsten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb Pronounced [ˈliːpstn̩]. It ranks #2,841 in German word frequency. Often confused with listen and liebte.

Key facts for liebsten
PropertyValue
Headwordliebsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈliːpstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,841
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of liebsten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for liebsten is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈliːpstn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,841 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for liebsten, with forms such as "ilebsten", "leibsten", and "libesten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "listen", "liebte", "liebten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is liebsten, spelled L-I-E-B-S-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilebsten,leibsten,libesten,liebbsten,liebsetn,liebssten,liebstenn,liebstne,liebstten,liebtsen,liesbten,lliebsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for liebsten

Misspelling Variants of "liebsten"

ilebsten8leibsten8libesten8liebbsten9liebsetn8liebssten9liebstenn9liebstne8
Misspelling Variants of "liebsten"

Frequency rank: #2,841 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "liebsten"?
"liebsten" is spelled L-I-E-B-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːpstn̩].
What does "liebsten" mean?
As an adj, "liebsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb
What words are commonly confused with "liebsten"?
"liebsten" is commonly confused with "listen", "liebte", "liebten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liebsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liebsten" is [ˈliːpstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liebsten" come from?
"liebsten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.