Leidensgeschichte

[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Leidensgeschichte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,424 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,424
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Religion: Geschichte des Leidens Christi

Corpus desk

Index DE-leidensgeschichte · Leidensgeschichte · German

Leidensgeschichte · rank #68,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,424
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leichenteile

Nearest frequency peer: Leichenteile (-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 „Leidensgeschichte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leidensgeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeidensgeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#68,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leidensgeschichte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leidensgeschichtefällt 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: „Leichenteile“ (#68,423), „Lernerfolg“ (#68,426), „Langhans“ (#68,421). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leidensgeschichte“ bei #68,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leidensgeschichte is uncommon German at frequency #68,424 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leidensgeschichte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Leidensgeschichte, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Religion: Geschichte des Leidens Christi
  2. 2
    Abfolge der erlebten Leiden eines Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Tausende Menschen säumen den Weg des Prozessionszuges, der Szenen aus der Leidensgeschichte Christi darstellt.“
  2. Die Medien berichten immer wieder über die Leidensgeschichte von Flüchtlingen.

Synonyms

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 "Leidensgeschichte"?
"Leidensgeschichte" is spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Leidensgeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Leidensgeschichte" means: Religion: Geschichte des Leidens Christi
How do you pronounce "Leidensgeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leidensgeschichte" is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌʃɪçtə]. 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 "Leidensgeschichte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list