Abstract: The disclosure relates to a spectrometer, comprising: an illumination device for illuminating a spectrometric measurement region; a detection unit for detecting electromagnetic radiation coming from the spectrometric measurement region; and a spectral element, which is arranged in the beam path between the illumination device and the detection unit. The illumination device comprises: a light emitting diode having a first central wavelength, which is designed to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a first spectrum; and a luminescent element for converting a first component of the first electromagnetic radiation having the first spectrum into second electromagnetic radiation having a second spectrum. The first central wavelength is 550 nm or 3000 nm or has a value between 550 nm and 3000 nm. The first spectrum and the second spectrum have an overlap.