Leier
German, noun
Leier is spelled L-E-I-E-R (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leier is a German feminine noun meaning “lyre (ancient Greek lute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, leier is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Saiteninstrument in der Form einer Lyra”.
What does Leier mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelyre (ancient Greek lute)
- 2
femininehurdy-gurdy (medieval fiddle with a wheel)
- 3
feminineinformala recurring and hence annoying lecture, monologue, theme
Immer dieselbe Leier!
- 4
feminineLyra (constellation)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Saiteninstrument in der Form einer Lyra 2. kurz für den Leierkasten oder die Drehorgel 3. kurz für die Drehleier 4. Drehvorrichtung, Kurbel
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 Leier
- Leiern plural
- Lyra alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Leier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leier in German?
Leier appears 1.3 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).