lecher
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
"lecher" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lecher” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
| 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) |
Where “lecher” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lecher is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “lecher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.