Lake
German, noun/ˈlaːkə/
Lake is spelled L-A-K-E (4 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lake is a German feminine noun meaning “brine (saltwater used for pickling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lösung aus Salz, Wasser und eventuell weiteren Gewürzen zum Einlegen von Lebensmitteln”.
What does Lake mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrine (saltwater used for pickling)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lösung aus Salz, Wasser und eventuell weiteren Gewürzen zum Einlegen von Lebensmitteln
noun: 1. Angehöriger des kaukasischen Volks der Laken
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 Lake
- Laken plural
- Lakin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lake?
- /ˈlaːkə/
- [ˈlaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lake
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lake in German?
Lake appears 6.3 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).