lebhaft
\ˈleːphaft\
The verdict
“lebhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vif, vive, animé(e), vivant(e), en mouvement, dynamique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lebhaft · lebhaft · French
lebhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lebhaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈleːphaft\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lebhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈleːphaft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vif, vive, animé(e), vivant(e), en mouvement, dynamique.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lebhaft in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lebhaft, spelled L-E-B-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Vif, vive, animé(e), vivant(e), en mouvement, dynamique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lebhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Worte sind das schlechteste Mittel, Schönheiten, die das Auge genossen hat, lebhaft wieder erstehen zu lassen. — (citation de Otto Julius Bierbaum)
Etwas lebhaft, und mit innigsten Empfindung. — (Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonate pour piano op. 101 nᵒ 28 en la majeur)
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.