lecke

[ˈlɛkə]

/[ˈlɛkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“lecke” is uncommon German (frequency #53,037 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,037
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken

Key facts for lecke
PropertyValue
Headwordlecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɛkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lecke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lecke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lecke is uncommon German at frequency #53,037 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for lecke in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lecke, spelled L-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken

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 "lecke"?
"lecke" is spelled L-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛkə].
What does "lecke" mean?
As a verb, "lecke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lecken
How do you pronounce "lecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lecke" is [ˈlɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lecke" come from?
"lecke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “lecke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list