Lust
German, noun/lʊst/
Lust is spelled L-U-S-T (4 letters) and appears 71 times per million words in written German, the 1,205th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lust is a German feminine noun meaning “desire; the wish to do or have something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas”.
What does Lust mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedesire; the wish to do or have something
Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?
- 2
femininesatisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun
Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas 2. positives, zufriedenes Gefühl 3. sexuelles Verlangen; Gefühl sexuellen Begierde
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 Lust
- Lüste plural
- Lüsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lust?
- /lʊst/
- [lʊst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lust
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lust in German?
Lust appears 71 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).