Licht

name

The verdict

“Licht” is an uncommon French word, ranked #97,106 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#97,106
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Key facts for Licht
PropertyValue
HeadwordLicht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,106
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Licht” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Licht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Licht is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #97,106 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

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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Using “Licht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list