Leichenschau
[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Leichenschau” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ärztliche Untersuchung eines Verstorbenen zur Feststellung des Todes, der Todesart und/oder der Todesursache
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leichenschau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leichenschau” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Leichenschau is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Leichenschau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.