Lachse

[ˈlaksə]

/[ˈlaksə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lachse” is uncommon German (frequency #63,492 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,492
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Lachs

Key facts for Lachse
PropertyValue
HeadwordLachse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaksə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,492
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lachse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lachse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lachse is uncommon German at frequency #63,492 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Lachse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lachse, spelled L-A-C-H-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Lachs
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lachs
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lachs
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lachs

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lachse"?
"Lachse" is spelled L-A-C-H-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaksə].
What does "Lachse" mean?
As a noun, "Lachse" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Lachs
How do you pronounce "Lachse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lachse" is [ˈlaksə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lachse" come from?
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Using “Lachse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-C-H-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaksə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list