laichen

[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“laichen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,203 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,203
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eier ablegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-laichen · laichen · German

laichen · rank #93,203 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,203
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lachens

Nearest frequency peer: Lachens (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „laichen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „laichen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for laichen
PropertyValue
Headwordlaichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „laichen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).laichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lachens“ (#93,202), „Landebahnen“ (#93,205), „Landesverräter“ (#93,206). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „laichen“ bei #93,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

laichen is uncommon German at frequency #93,203 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eier ablegen".

Zero misspellings are on record for laichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is laichen, spelled L-A-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eier ablegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how laichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Atlantische Lachse schwimmen zum Laichen vom Meer in die Oberläufe europäischer und nordamerikanischer Flüsse.
  2. Und weltweit werden immer mehr Flüsse durch derartige Bauwerke [Wehre, Wasserkraftwerke, Stauseen oder Talsperren] blockiert. Ein echtes Problem, denn wenn die Fische die Oberläufe der Flüsse nicht erreichen können, können sie auch nicht laichen und sterben aus.

This word in other languages

spawn(English)desovar(Español)frayer(Français)

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 "laichen"?
"laichen" is spelled L-A-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "laichen" mean?
As a verb, "laichen" means: Eier ablegen
How do you pronounce "laichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laichen" is [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laichen" come from?
"laichen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "laichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lachens#93,202Kölleda#93,198legalem#93,217Kuchens#93,186

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list