Leichenschau
[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Leichenschau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichenschau · Leichenschau · German
Leichenschau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Leichenschau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichenschau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leichenschau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache".
No misspelling variants are generated for Leichenschau in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Leichenschau, spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-U.
Definition
- 1ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leichenschau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir machen zuerst eine Leichenschau, suchen nach besonderen Kennzeichen, erstellen dann Röntgenaufnahmen der Zähne, dokumentieren den Zahnstatus in einem Interpol-Formular und nehmen schließlich Fingerabdrücke und DNA-Proben vom Gewebe.“
Eine Leichenschau ist in jedem Fall an einer vollständig entkleideten Leiche und unter Einbeziehung aller Körperregionen durchzuführen.
This word in other languages
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.