Leichenwagen

[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Leichenwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,575 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,575
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrzeug, das dazu dient, Tote zu transportieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-leichenwagen · Leichenwagen · German

Leichenwagen · rank #71,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,575
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leibwache

Nearest frequency peer: Leibwache (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Leichenwagen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Leichenwagen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leichenwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeichenwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#71,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichenwagen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Leichenwagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leibwache“ (#71,574), „Leichnams“ (#71,576), „Lehrbetrieb“ (#71,573). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leichenwagen“ bei #71,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leichenwagen is uncommon German at frequency #71,575 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fahrzeug, das dazu dient, Tote zu transportieren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leichenwagen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leichenwagen, spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrzeug, das dazu dient, Tote zu transportieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Leichenwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Leichenwagen sind meist schwarz und länglich.
  2. „Jedes Mal säumen Hundertausende die Straßen, über die der Konvoi der Leichenwagen fährt.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leichenwagen"?
"Leichenwagen" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Leichenwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Leichenwagen" means: Fahrzeug, das dazu dient, Tote zu transportieren
How do you pronounce "Leichenwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leichenwagen" is [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leichenwagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list