Lot
German, noun
Lot is spelled L-O-T (3 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lot is a German neuter noun meaning “plummet (device for measuring water depth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, lot is a different word: “singular imperative of loten”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “zulaufendes Blei- oder Stahlgewicht an einer Schnur zur Bestimmung der Senkrechten”.
What does Lot mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterplummet (device for measuring water depth)
- 2
neuterplummet (device for levelling)
- 3
neuteran exact vertical position
- 4
neutersolder (alloy used for soldering)
- 5
neuterobsoletelead, any piece of lead
- 6
neuterlot (unit of weight)
verb
- 1
singular imperative of loten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zulaufendes Blei- oder Stahlgewicht an einer Schnur zur Bestimmung der Senkrechten 2. Metalllegierung, Verbindungsmetall, das beim Löten Verwendung findet 3. gerade Linie, die zu einer anderen Geraden oder einer Ebene senkrecht steht 4. Bleigeschoss
noun: 1. Anzahl identischer Produkte einer technischen Herstellungsserie
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 Lot
- Lotes genitive
- Lots genitive
- Lote plural
- Loten dative definite plural
- Loth alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Lot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lot in German?
Lot appears 4.0 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).