Polyglot Dictionary

lecker

/ˈlɛkɐ/

adjective A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. tasty, delicious

    • Die Suppe ist sehr lecker.

      The soup is very tasty.

Similar words

schmackhaft

schmackhaft is more formal or neutral; lecker is more everyday and enthusiastic — both mean "tasty."

köstlich

lecker and köstlich are close synonyms for "tasty, delicious"; köstlich is slightly more elevated or formal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rico

lecker means tasty or delicious; Spanish rico shares that exact sense when describing food, though it also means 'rich' (wealthy).

English

delicious

lecker and delicious both describe food that tastes very good, used in casual, everyday speech in German.

Practice

1 What does lecker mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Suppe ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lecker?

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