Leichentuch
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯çn̩tuːχ/
Leichentuch is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichentuch is a German neuter noun meaning “shroud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tuch, in das ein Verstorbener eingewickelt wird”.
What does Leichentuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershroud
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tuch, in das ein Verstorbener eingewickelt wird
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 Leichentuch
- Leichentuches genitive
- Leichentuchs genitive
- Leichentücher plural
- Leichentuche dative singular
- Leichentüchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichentuch?
- /ˈlaɪ̯çn̩tuːχ/
- [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌtuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leichentuch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leichentuch in German?
Leichentuch appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).