German noun, neuter · CEFR B1
Lebens
Meaning in English: of life (genitive)
This is a form of Leben, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Das war der schönste Tag meines Lebens.
That was the best day of my life.
How common is Lebens?
Lebens is number 1,692 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 54 times per million words — about once every 18,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Related words in the list
Words built on Lebens:
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,688nationalennational
- 1,689bekanntenwell-known, famous
- 1,690bildetforms, trains
- 1,691gezielttargeted, specifically
- 1,692Lebensof life (genitive)
- 1,693präsentierento present
- 1,694leichtereasier, lighter
- 1,695der Zuschauerspectator(s), viewer(s)
- 1,696die Brancheindustry, sector
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