Light

"Light" in German

erleuchtet

(having light)

hell

(having light)

hell

(pale in colour)

leicht

(of low weight)

leicht

(low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Ampel

(traffic light, or an intersection controlled by one)

Erleuchtung

(spiritual illumination)

Flamme

(flame or something used to create fire)

Licht

(electromagnetic waves)

Licht

(source of illumination)

Licht

(spiritual illumination)

Lichtquelle

(source of illumination)

Liecht

(electromagnetic waves)

anmachen

(to start (a fire))

anstecken

(to start (a fire))

anstrahlen

(to illuminate)

anzünden

(to start (a fire))

anzünden

(to set fire to)

beleuchten

(to illuminate)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.