lebkuchen
noun
lebkuchen is spelled L-E-B-K-U-C-H-E-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lebkuchen means “A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lebkuchen is lebkuchens.
How many letters and syllables are in lebkuchen?
| Letters | 9: L-E-B-K-U-C-H-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lebkuchen?
Lebkuchen appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lebkuchen
- lebkuchens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lebkuchen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lebkuchen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Lebkuchen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lebkuchen come from?
Borrowed from German Lebkuchen, from Middle High German lebekuoche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).