Leichenzug
[ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Leichenzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personengruppe, die eine Leiche auf ihrem letzten Weg begleitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichenzug · Leichenzug · German
Leichenzug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Leichenzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichenzug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leichenzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çn̩ˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personengruppe, die eine Leiche auf ihrem letzten Weg begleitet".
Leichenzug has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leichenzug, spelled L-E-I-C-H-E-N-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1Personengruppe, die eine Leiche auf ihrem letzten Weg begleitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leichenzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fast immer machten sich Leichenzüge von dem Hof aus auf den Weg.“
„Der Leichenzug lief durch die Soldaten und verschwand so hastig und so still, wie er gekommen war.“
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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.