lecher
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/noun, verb
lecher is spelled L-E-C-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lecher means “A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lecher is lechers.
How many letters and syllables are in lecher?
| Letters | 6: L-E-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 lecher?
Lecher appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 lecher?
- /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
Lecher has 2 syllables (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-lecher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lecher
- lechers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lechering participle, present
- lechered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lecher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
verb
- 1
To practice lewdness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lecher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a lecherous person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pervers, porc, obsédé |
| German | Lüstling, Wüstling, Lustmolch |
| Portuguese | depravado, devasso |
| Spanish | lascivo, libidinoso |
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 lecher come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).