Lätzchen
German, noun/ˈlɛtsçən/
Lätzchen is spelled L-Ä-T-Z-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lätzchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Latz; bib (item of clothing for babies)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird”.
What does Lätzchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Latz; bib (item of clothing for babies)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird
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 Lätzchen
- Lätzchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lätzchen?
- /ˈlɛtsçən/
- [ˈlɛt͡sçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lätzchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lätzchen in German?
Lätzchen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).