lecher
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
"lecher" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lecher” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lecher · lecher · English
lecher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lecher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lecher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lecher is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lecher in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lechour, from Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”) , from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to … The correct English form is lecher, spelled L-E-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lecher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The comedies work in very obvious ways to feminize this socially-ominous triad of young fops, old lechers, and greedy businessmen.
Etymology
From Middle English lechour, from Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”) , from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). More at lick.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.