# lek

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɛk/ · frequency rank #64,492

## Definitions
1. An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

## Etymology
From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lek