Lebkuchenhaus
German, noun[ˈleːpkuːxn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
Lebkuchenhaus is spelled L-E-B-K-U-C-H-E-N-H-A-U-S (13 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebkuchenhaus is a German neuter noun meaning “gingerbread house” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Lebkuchenteilen und Zuckerguss hergestelltes Haus, das man mit Süßigkeiten verziert und in der…”.
What does Lebkuchenhaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergingerbread house
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus Lebkuchenteilen und Zuckerguss hergestelltes Haus, das man mit Süßigkeiten verziert und in der Weihnachtszeit zur Dekoration aufstellt
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 Lebkuchenhaus
- Lebkuchenhauses genitive
- Lebkuchenhäuser plural
- Lebkuchenhäuschen diminutive neuter
- Lebkuchenhause dative singular
- Lebkuchenhäusern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lebkuchenhaus?
- [ˈleːpkuːxn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lebkuchenhaus in German?
Lebkuchenhaus appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).