Leichenstarre
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃtaʁə/
Leichenstarre is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-T-A-R-R-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichenstarre is a German feminine noun meaning “death-stiffness, rigor mortis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erstarrung der Muskulatur eines toten Körpers, die wenige Stunden nach dem Tod eintritt und anhält bis die…”.
What does Leichenstarre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeath-stiffness, rigor mortis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erstarrung der Muskulatur eines toten Körpers, die wenige Stunden nach dem Tod eintritt und anhält bis die ersten Verwesungsprozesse beginnen
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 Leichenstarre
- Leichenstarren nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichenstarre?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃtaʁə/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌʃtaʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leichenstarre in German?
Leichenstarre appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).