Leich
German, noun/laɪ̯ç/
Leich is spelled L-E-I-C-H (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leich is a German masculine noun meaning “a song consisting of strophes of unequal length” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Körper eines Verstorbenen”.
What does Leich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea song consisting of strophes of unequal length
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Körper eines Verstorbenen 2. feierliche Bestattung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leich
- Leiches genitive
- Leichs genitive
- Leiche plural
- Leichen dative definite plural
- Leicht variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leich?
- /laɪ̯ç/
- [laɪ̯ç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leich in German?
Leich appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).