leicht

\laɪ̯çt\

/\laɪ̯çt\/ adj

The verdict

“leicht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Léger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leicht · leicht · French

leicht · 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

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.

Key facts for leicht
PropertyValue
Headwordleicht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\laɪ̯çt\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « leicht » en français

leichtsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leicht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \laɪ̯çt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

leicht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is leicht, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Léger.
  2. 2
    Facile.
  3. 3
    Léger, qui est facile à digérer, en parlant des aliments.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how leicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist aber ein sehr leichtes Fahrrad.
  2. Die 16-jährige Tochter meines Lebensgefährten geht im Sommer regelmäßig sehr leicht bekleidet zur Schule. Gleichzeitig echauffiert sie sich bei uns über die Blicke und Kommentare anderer, die sie diesbezüglich bekommt.

Synonyms

leichtgewichtig

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leicht"?
"leicht" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \laɪ̯çt\.
What does "leicht" mean?
As an adjective, "leicht" means: Léger.
How do you pronounce "leicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leicht" is \laɪ̯çt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leicht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list