Polyglot Dictionary

Lücke

/ˈlʏkə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Lücken

Meaning

  1. gap

    • In der Hecke ist eine Lücke.

      There is a gap in the hedge.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zwischenraum

Lücke is more general or abstract, like a gap in knowledge or a schedule gap; Zwischenraum is more literal and spatial, the space between two objects.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

brecha

brecha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gap."

Portuguese

fresta

fresta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gap."

Practice

1 What does Lücke mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der Hecke ist eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lücke?

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