Leichenschau
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çənˌʃaʊ̯/
Leichenschau is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-U (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichenschau is a German feminine noun meaning “coroner's inquest, post mortem (whether it involve dissection or not, but especially when not)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache”.
What does Leichenschau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoroner's inquest, post mortem (whether it involve dissection or not, but especially when not)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache
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 Leichenschau
- Leichenschauen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichenschau?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çənˌʃaʊ̯/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichenschau in German?
Leichenschau appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).