leer
German, adjective/leːɐ̯/
leer is spelled L-E-E-R (4 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leer is a German adjective meaning “empty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a singular imperative of leeren. The German Wiktionary defines it as “(fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt”.
What does leer mean in English?
adjective
- 1
empty
verb
- 1
singular imperative of leeren
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of leeren
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. (fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt 2. ohne Menschen 3. ohne Mimik und Gesten; ohne geistigen Gehalt; ohne Substanz/Tiefgang
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 leer
- leerer masculine nominative singular
- am leersten superlative
- leere feminine nominative singular
- leeres neuter nominative singular
- leeren genitive masculine singular
- leerem dative masculine singular
- der leere definite includes-article masculine
- die leere definite feminine includes-article
- das leere definite includes-article neuter
- die leeren definite includes-article nominative
- des leeren definite genitive includes-article
- der leeren definite feminine genitive
- dem leeren dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leer?
- /leːɐ̯/
- [leːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leer in German?
leer appears 40 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).