Leichenschändung
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃɛndʊŋ]
Leichenschändung is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-Ä-N-D-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichenschändung is a German feminine noun meaning “desecration of corpse(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vornehmen verwerflicher, speziell auch sexueller Handlungen an einem Leichnam; Störung der Totenruhe”.
What does Leichenschändung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedesecration of corpse(s)
- 2
femininenecrophilia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vornehmen verwerflicher, speziell auch sexueller Handlungen an einem Leichnam; Störung der Totenruhe
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 Leichenschändung
- Leichenschändungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichenschändung?
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃɛndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichenschändung in German?
Leichenschändung 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).