Licht

name

The verdict

“Licht” is uncommon French (frequency #97,106 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,106
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-licht · Licht · French

Licht · rank #97,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,106
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH licensing

Nearest frequency peer: licensing (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Licht »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Licht » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Licht
PropertyValue
HeadwordLicht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,106
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Licht » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lichttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « licensing » (#97,105), « lithosphère » (#97,107), « lege » (#97,102). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Licht » est au #97,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Licht is uncommon French at frequency #97,106 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Licht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Licht, spelled L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Selon le président de la chaîne de télévision, Chris Licht, « la consommation d’alcool à l’antenne nuisait à la crédibilité des équipes de CNN ».

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Licht"?
"Licht" is spelled L-I-C-H-T.
What does "Licht" mean?
As a proper noun, "Licht" means: Nom de famille.
What language does "Licht" come from?
"Licht" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Licht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list