lieben
\liː.bən\
The verdict
“lieben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Aimer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lieben · lieben · French
lieben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | lieben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \liː.bən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lieben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lieben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \liː.bən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
lieben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lieben, spelled L-I-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Aimer.
- 2Adorer.
- 3Être amoureux.
- 4S’aimer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lieben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich liebe dich.
Ich werde geliebt worden sein.
Antonyms
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.