Leichenschmaus
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃmaʊ̯s]
Leichenschmaus is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-M-A-U-S (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichenschmaus is a German masculine noun meaning “communal meal eaten by mourners after a funeral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mahlzeit oder Kaffeetrinken für Angehörige und Trauergäste nach vollzogener Beerdigung”.
What does Leichenschmaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecommunal meal eaten by mourners after a funeral
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mahlzeit oder Kaffeetrinken für Angehörige und Trauergäste nach vollzogener Beerdigung
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 Leichenschmaus
- Leichenschmauses genitive
- Leichenschmäuse plural
- Leichenschmause dative singular
- Leichenschmäusen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichenschmaus?
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃmaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichenschmaus in German?
Leichenschmaus 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).