Lack
German, noun
Lack is spelled L-A-C-K (4 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written German, the 12,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lack is a German masculine noun meaning “varnish, finish (smooth layer of coating typically applied to wood or metal, either for protection or color)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, lack is a different word: “imperative singular of lacken”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “flüssige Anstrichmasse, die dem Schutz von Gegenständen oder der Verbesserung ihres Aussehens dient”.
What does Lack mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevarnish, finish (smooth layer of coating typically applied to wood or metal, either for protection or color)
verb
- 1
imperative singular of lacken
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of lacken
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. flüssige Anstrichmasse, die dem Schutz von Gegenständen oder der Verbesserung ihres Aussehens dient 2. Kleidung, deren Oberfläche wie glänzend aussieht
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 Lack
- Lackes genitive
- Lacks genitive
- Lacke plural
- Lacken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Lack
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lack in German?
Lack appears 5.1 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).