Mordsache
[ˈmɔʁtˌzaxə]
The verdict
“Mordsache” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-mordsache · Mordsache · German
Mordsache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Mordsache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɔʁtˌzaxə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mordsache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mordsache is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁtˌzaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mordsache in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mordsache, spelled M-O-R-D-S-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mordsache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Berliner Kammergericht muss nun in einer Mordsache entscheiden, die vermutlich erhebliche Auswirkungen auf das deutsch-russische Verhältnis haben wird.“
Synonyms
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.