Leichname

[ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə]

/[ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leichname” is uncommon German (frequency #89,219 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,219
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Leichnam

Corpus desk

Index DE-leichname · Leichname · German

Leichname · rank #89,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,219
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lehrveranstal…

Nearest frequency peer: Lehrveranstaltung (-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 „Leichname“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leichname
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeichname
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichname“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leichnamefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lehrveranstaltung“ (#89,218), „legendäres“ (#89,215), „Lernzeit“ (#89,223). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leichname“ bei #89,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leichname is uncommon German at frequency #89,219 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Leichname doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Leichname, spelled L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Leichnam
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Leichnam
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Leichnam

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 "Leichname"?
"Leichname" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə].
What does "Leichname" mean?
As a noun, "Leichname" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Leichnam
How do you pronounce "Leichname"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leichname" is [ˈlaɪ̯çnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leichname" come from?
"Leichname" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laufsport#89,209liegendem#89,232kursierte#89,187kumuliert#89,182

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list