Leib
\laɪ̯p\
The verdict
“Leib” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corps (anciennement corps vivant, par opposition au corps mort, Körper).
Corpus desk
Index FR-leib · Leib · French
Leib · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | Leib |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \laɪ̯p\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Leib is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \laɪ̯p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Leib in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Leib, spelled L-E-I-B.
Definition
- 1Corps (anciennement corps vivant, par opposition au corps mort, Körper).
- 2Tronc, buste, torse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leib appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leib Christi.
(Das Weibchen) trägt den Fötus bis zu einem je nach Art verschiedenen Reifegrad in seinem Leib: das Meerschweinchen wird fast ausgewachsen geboren, der Hund in noch nahezu fötalem Zustand.
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.