Leichtathlet
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çt.atˌleːt/
Leichtathlet is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-A-T-H-L-E-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 83,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichtathlet is a German masculine noun meaning “track-and-field athlete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sportler, der eine Disziplin der Leichtathletik ausübt”.
What does Leichtathlet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrack-and-field athlete
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sportler, der eine Disziplin der Leichtathletik ausübt
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 Leichtathlet
- Leichtathleten genitive
- Leichtathletin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichtathlet?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çt.atˌleːt/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çt.ʔatˌleːt]
- [ˈlaɪ̯ç.tatˌleːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichtathlet in German?
Leichtathlet appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).