Leistenbruch
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯stn̩ˌbʁʊx]
Leistenbruch is spelled L-E-I-S-T-E-N-B-R-U-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leistenbruch is a German masculine noun meaning “inguinal hernia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eingeweidebruch im Bereich des Leistenkanales”.
What does Leistenbruch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinguinal hernia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eingeweidebruch im Bereich des Leistenkanales
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 Leistenbruch
- Leistenbruches genitive
- Leistenbruchs genitive
- Leistenbrüche plural
- Leistenbruche dative singular
- Leistenbrüchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leistenbruch?
- [ˈlaɪ̯stn̩ˌbʁʊx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leistenbruch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leistenbruch in German?
Leistenbruch 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).