lech
/lɛt͡ʃ/noun, verb
lech is spelled L-E-C-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lech means “A strong, lecherous desire or craving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lech is leches or lechs.
How many letters and syllables are in lech?
| Letters | 4: L-E-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lech?
Lech appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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).
How do you pronounce lech?
- /lɛt͡ʃ/
As a noun (“The capstone of a cromlech”): /lɛk/.
Lech has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-letch.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lech_(stone).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lech
- leches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- letch
- leching participle, present
- leched participle, past
- lechs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lech mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- 2
slangA lecher.
- 3
The capstone of a cromlech.
verb
- 1
slangTo behave lecherously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lech in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lecher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Lustmolch |
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 lech come from?
Back-formation from lecher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).