Leichenfledderer
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çənˌflɛdərər/
Leichenfledderer is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-F-L-E-D-D-E-R-E-R (16 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichenfledderer is a German masculine noun meaning “someone who steals (clothes, valuables) from dead bodies, e.g. on a battlefield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der Tote, Bewusstlose oder andere Personen, die sich nicht wehren können, ausraubt”.
What does Leichenfledderer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who steals (clothes, valuables) from dead bodies, e.g. on a battlefield
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der Tote, Bewusstlose oder andere Personen, die sich nicht wehren können, ausraubt
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 Leichenfledderer
- Leichenfledderers genitive
- Leichenfledderin feminine
- Leichenfledderern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichenfledderer?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çənˌflɛdərər/
- [ˈlaɪ̯.çn̩ˌflɛ.də.ʁɐ]
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌflɛdəʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichenfledderer in German?
Leichenfledderer appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).