Leuchte
\ˈlɔɪ̯çtə\
The verdict
“Leuchte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lumière
Corpus desk
Index FR-leuchte · Leuchte · French
Leuchte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leuchte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈlɔɪ̯çtə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Leuchte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Leuchte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈlɔɪ̯çtə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Leuchte in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Leuchte, spelled L-E-U-C-H-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lumière
- 2Lampe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leuchte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Martin war noch nie eine Leuchte in Mathematik!.
Die Straße wurde von einer Leuchte schwach beleuchtet.
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.