lebend

\ˈleːbn̩t\

/\ˈleːbn̩t\/ adj

The verdict

“lebend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lebend · lebend · French

lebend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lebend
PropertyValue
Headwordlebend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈleːbn̩t\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lebend » en français

lebendsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lebend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈleːbn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vivant.".

lebend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lebend, spelled L-E-B-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alexander von Humboldt war in ganz Europa berühmt wegen einer Expedition in die Tropen, die er fünfundzwanzig Jahre zuvor unternommen hatte. Er (...) hatte den natürlichen Kanal zwischen Orinoko und Amazonas entdeckt, den höchsten Berg der bekannten Welt bestiegen, Tausende Pflanzen und Hunderte Tiere, manche lebend, die meisten tot, gesammelt (...)
  2. Niemand lasse sich vom Wort ›Nationalpark‹ täuschen: Auf den circa zwölf Quadratkilometern des Geländes wird man so gut wie nie einem lebenden Tier begegnen, abgesehen von ein paar Kamelen, die beim Fremdenverkehrsgewerbe eingesetzt werden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

totunlebendig

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 "lebend"?
"lebend" is spelled L-E-B-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈleːbn̩t\.
What does "lebend" mean?
As an adjective, "lebend" means: Vivant.
How do you pronounce "lebend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lebend" is \ˈleːbn̩t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lebend" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list