Bierleiche
[ˈbiːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯çə]
The verdict
“Bierleiche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die zu viel Bier getrunken hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-bierleiche · Bierleiche · German
Bierleiche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bierleiche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯çə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bierleiche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bierleiche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯çə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die zu viel Bier getrunken hat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bierleiche, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bierleiche, spelled B-I-E-R-L-E-I-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die zu viel Bier getrunken hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bierleiche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wirt scheuchte die Bierleichen nachts aus seiner Kneipe.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.