Lachs
German, noun/laks/
Lachs is spelled L-A-C-H-S (5 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 18,198th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lachs is a German masculine noun meaning “salmon, lox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fische der Gattungen Salmo, Salmothymus und Oncorhynchus aus der Familie der Forellenfische (Salmonidae)…”.
What does Lachs mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesalmon, lox
- 2
masculineloin, backstrap, longissimus dorsi (core muscle, long back extensor muscle) of the back of slaughtered animals, especially pigs, calves, and lambs; part of the rib or chop cuts.
- 3
colloquialmasculinedick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fische der Gattungen Salmo, Salmothymus und Oncorhynchus aus der Familie der Forellenfische (Salmonidae) innerhalb der Ordnung der Lachsartigen 2. Muskelstrang (Kernmuskel, langer Rückenstrecker, Musculus longissimus dorsi) des Rückens von Schlachttieren, besonders von Schweinen (Schweinelachs oder Lachsfleisch), Kälbern (Kalbslachs) und Lämmern (Lammlachs); Bestandteil des Rippenstücks oder Kotelettstrangs.
noun: 1. ein gelbliches Rosa
adjective: 1. von einem zwischen zartrosa und orange liegenden Farbton, der der Farbe des Lachsfilets ähnelt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lachs
- Lachses genitive
- Lachse plural
- Lachsen dative definite plural
- Lachstöne nominative plural
- Lachstönen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lachs?
- /laks/
- [laks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lachs
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lachs in German?
Lachs appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).