mit Leib und Seele

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The verdict

“mit Leib und Seele” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Begeisterung, mit vollem Einsatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-mit-leib-und-seele · mit Leib und Seele · German

mit Leib und Seele · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mit Leib und Seele
PropertyValue
Headwordmit Leib und Seele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mit Leib und Seele“ im Deutschen

mit Leib und Seelesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mit Leib und Seele is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mit Leib und Seele, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mit Leib und Seele, spelled M-I-T- -L-E-I-B- -U-N-D- -S-E-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Begeisterung, mit vollem Einsatz
  2. 2
    sowohl mit dem Körper als auch mit dem Geiste

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie ist mit Leib und Seele Lehrerin.
  2. Er war mit Leib und Seele den Drogen verfallen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mit Leib und Seele"?
"mit Leib und Seele" is spelled M-I-T- -L-E-I-B- -U-N-D- -S-E-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "mit Leib und Seele" mean?
As a phrase, "mit Leib und Seele" means: mit großer Begeisterung, mit vollem Einsatz
How do you pronounce "mit Leib und Seele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mit Leib und Seele" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mit Leib und Seele" come from?
"mit Leib und Seele" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list