licher
\li.ʃe\
The verdict
“licher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Lécher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-licher · licher · French
licher · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | licher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \li.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
licher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \li.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for licher in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 licher, spelled L-I-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lécher.
- 2Boire lentement une petite quantité de liquide en en appréciant le goût.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how licher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oh ! que j'vas nous faire une fameuse fricassée !... ça s'ra à s'en licher les doigts... J'ai eu bon nez de prendre ce pot à Ninette !...
— Maman boit avec des gens et moi je liche les verres.
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.