Speichellecker

[ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ]

/[ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Speichellecker” is uncommon German (frequency #96,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,282
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die versucht, sich bei anderen durch übertriebene Schmeicheleien gutzustellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-speichellecker · Speichellecker · German

Speichellecker · rank #96,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,282
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spartas

Nearest frequency peer: Spartas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Speichellecker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Speichellecker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Speichellecker
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeichellecker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#96,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Speichellecker“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Speichelleckerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spartas“ (#96,281), „spektrale“ (#96,283), „Sparquote“ (#96,280). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Speichellecker“ bei #96,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Speichellecker is uncommon German at frequency #96,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die versucht, sich bei anderen durch übertriebene Schmeicheleien gutzustellen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Speichellecker in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Speichellecker, spelled S-P-E-I-C-H-E-L-L-E-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die versucht, sich bei anderen durch übertriebene Schmeicheleien gutzustellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Speichellecker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wo einer große Töne spuckt, sind immer Speichellecker zu finden.“
  2. „Ein anderer Speichellecker berichtete, er sei immer heiter gewesen und keineswegs stolz seinen Kameraden gegenüber; außerdem habe er wie ein Engel gesungen.“

Synonyms

ArschkriecherStiefellecker

This word in other languages

bootlicker(English)zalamero(Español)lèche-bottes(Français)puxa-saco(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Speichellecker"?
"Speichellecker" is spelled S-P-E-I-C-H-E-L-L-E-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ].
What does "Speichellecker" mean?
As a noun, "Speichellecker" means: Person, die versucht, sich bei anderen durch übertriebene Schmeicheleien gutzustellen
How do you pronounce "Speichellecker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speichellecker" is [ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌlɛkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speichellecker" come from?
"Speichellecker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Speichellecker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list