Leichenbestatter
[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩bəˌʃtatɐ]
The verdict
“Leichenbestatter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichenbestatter · Leichenbestatter · German
Leichenbestatter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Leichenbestatter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩bəˌʃtatɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichenbestatter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leichenbestatter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩bəˌʃtatɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt".
Leichenbestatter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leichenbestatter, spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leichenbestatter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn eine Beerdigung stattfand, lieferten die Leichenbestattter meistens die Ausstattung.“
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.