lecker
German, adjective
lecker is spelled L-E-C-K-E-R (6 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lecker is a German adjective meaning “yummy, tasty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Lecker is a different word: “licker, one who licks”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “gut schmeckend”.
What does lecker mean in English?
adjective
- 1
yummy, tasty
Das ist ein sehr leckerer Keks.
- 2
attractive (woman or man)
Sie ist ein lecker Mädchen.
adverb
- 1
well, with pleasure (usually referring to eating and drinking)
In dieser Wirtschaft kann man lecker essen.
noun
- 1
masculinelicker, one who licks
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gut schmeckend 2. nett anzusehend, reizend 3. begierig, etwas begehrend 4. neugierig
noun: 1. Zunge des Dam- Reh- und Rotwildes
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 lecker
- leckerer masculine nominative singular
- leckrer masculine nominative singular
- leckere feminine nominative singular
- leckre feminine nominative singular
- leckeres neuter nominative singular
- leckres neuter nominative singular
- leckeren genitive masculine singular
- leckren genitive masculine singular
- leckerem dative masculine singular
- leckrem dative masculine singular
- am leckersten superlative
- Leckers genitive singular
- Leckern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lecker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lecker in German?
lecker appears 21 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).