Leichensack
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çənˌzak/
Leichensack is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-A-C-K (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichensack is a German masculine noun meaning “body bag (bag designed to contain a human corpse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschließbarer Sack für den Transport einer Leiche”.
What does Leichensack mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebody bag (bag designed to contain a human corpse)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschließbarer Sack für den Transport einer Leiche
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 Leichensack
- Leichensacks genitive
- Leichensäcke plural
- Leichensäcken dative definite plural
- Leichensackes genitive singular
- Leichensacke dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichensack?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çənˌzak/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌzak]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichensack in German?
Leichensack appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).