Lemming
German, noun/ˈlɛmɪŋ/
Lemming is spelled L-E-M-M-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lemming is a German masculine noun meaning “lemming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nagetier aus der Unterfamilie der Wühlmäuse (Arvicolinae), das vor allem in Nordeuropa, Nordasien und…”.
What does Lemming mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelemming
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nagetier aus der Unterfamilie der Wühlmäuse (Arvicolinae), das vor allem in Nordeuropa, Nordasien und Nordamerika vorkommt
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 Lemming
- Lemmings genitive
- Lemminge plural
- Lemmingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lemming?
- /ˈlɛmɪŋ/
- [ˈlɛmɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lemming
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lemming in German?
Lemming appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).