Lexem
German, noun[lɛˈkseːm]
Lexem is spelled L-E-X-E-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lexem is a German neuter noun meaning “lexeme (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grundform, Stichwort im Lexikon; Einheit der (Langue)”.
What does Lexem mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlexeme (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grundform, Stichwort im Lexikon; Einheit der (Langue) 2. freies oder gebundenes Morphem mit lexikalischer Bedeutung
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 Lexem
- Lexems genitive
- Lexeme plural
- Lexemen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lexem?
- [lɛˈkseːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lexem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lexem in German?
Lexem appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).