Leichenschauhaus
[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ʃaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Leichenschauhaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haus für die vorübergehende Unterbringung noch nicht identifizierter Toter
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichenschauhaus · Leichenschauhaus · German
Leichenschauhaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Leichenschauhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ʃaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichenschauhaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leichenschauhaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ʃaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haus für die vorübergehende Unterbringung noch nicht identifizierter Toter".
No misspelling variants are generated for Leichenschauhaus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leichenschauhaus, spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-U-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Haus für die vorübergehende Unterbringung noch nicht identifizierter Toter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leichenschauhaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während das Pariser Leichenschauhaus eine Vergangenheit hat, hat die Berliner Morgue eine Gegenwart.“
„Und indem er sich mit bemerkenswerter Beherrschung gegenüber den schäumenden Fluten des Alkohols verbeugte, die gegen den Deich seiner Höflichkeit brandeten, brach Cold Cuts zu seiner Pflicht im Leichenschauhaus auf.“
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.