Lactose
German, noun[lakˈtoːzə]
Lactose is spelled L-A-C-T-O-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lactose is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Laktose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Zucker, der in Milch und Milchprodukten enthalten ist”.
What does Lactose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Laktose
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Zucker, der in Milch und Milchprodukten enthalten ist
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 Lactose
- Laktose alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lactose?
- [lakˈtoːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lactose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lactose in German?
Lactose appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).