leben
/ˈleːbn̩/
The verdict
“leben” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,751 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,751
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 17,327
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vivir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-leben · leben · Spanish
leben · rank #99,751 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,751
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,327
- PHOTO-FINISH Lecuona
Nearest frequency peer: Lecuona (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “leben”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lastimaste
lastimaste
255 corpus weight
- lastrado
lastrado
254 corpus weight
- latifundista
latifundista
253 corpus weight
- leben
leben
250 corpus weight
- Lecuona
Lecuona
249 corpus weight
- levántese
levántese
244 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “leben” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leben |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈleːbn̩/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #99,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leben” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leben is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,751 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈleːbn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vivir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leben, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is leben, spelled L-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Vivir.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.