Exhumierung
[ɛkshuˈmiːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Exhumierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausgrabung einer bereits bestatteten Leiche
Corpus desk
Index DE-exhumierung · Exhumierung · German
Exhumierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Exhumierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛkshuˈmiːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exhumierung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exhumierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛkshuˈmiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausgrabung einer bereits bestatteten Leiche".
Exhumierung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Exhumierung, spelled E-X-H-U-M-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ausgrabung einer bereits bestatteten Leiche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exhumierung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Exhumierung der angeblich am 13. Juni 1919 in einem Zinksarg beigesetzten Märtyrerin verspricht keine Hoffnung auf Aufklärung: 1935 fielen die Nazis über die Grabstätte von Rosa Luxemburg und Karl Liebknecht her und ließen offenkundig die dort bestatteten Gebeine verschwinden.“
„Zuerst konnte er ihn nicht richtig zuordnen, diesen säuerlich erdigen Gestank, doch je länger der Mann vor ihnen stand, desto mehr roch es wie bei einer Exhumierung.“
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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.