Loch
German, noun/lɔx/
Loch is spelled L-O-C-H (4 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loch is a German neuter noun meaning “hole; perforation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stelle in einer homogenen Masse, an der Substanz fehlt”.
What does Loch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhole; perforation
- 2
neuterhole in the ground; pit
- 3
neutergap; bare spot
- 4
neutercavity
- 5
neuterdungeon; underground prison
- 6
colloquialneuterprison; jail
- 7
colloquialneuterapartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
- 8
colloquialneuterboring small town or village
noun
- 1
neuterloch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stelle in einer homogenen Masse, an der Substanz fehlt 2. Defektelektron 3. kleiner, dunkler Wohnraum oder Wohnung 4. Justizvollzugsanstalt, Gefängnis
noun: 1. See in Schottland oder Irland
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 Loch
- Loches genitive
- Lochs genitive
- Löcher plural
- Löchlein diminutive neuter
- Löchelchen diminutive neuter
- Loche dative singular
- Löchern dative definite plural
- L. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Loch?
- /lɔx/
- [lɔx]
- [lɔχ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Loch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Loch in German?
Loch appears 27 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).