Lichtschein
German, noun/ˈlɪçtˌʃaɪ̯n/
Lichtschein is spelled L-I-C-H-T-S-C-H-E-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lichtschein is a German masculine noun meaning “gleam of light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schein, der von einer Lichtquelle ausgeht”.
What does Lichtschein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegleam of light
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schein, der von einer Lichtquelle ausgeht
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 Lichtschein
- Lichtscheines genitive
- Lichtscheins genitive
- Lichtscheine dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lichtschein?
- /ˈlɪçtˌʃaɪ̯n/
- [ˈlɪçtˌʃaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lichtschein in German?
Lichtschein appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).