Verlassenschaft
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩ʃaft/
Verlassenschaft is spelled V-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verlassenschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “Rights and liabilities of the deceased that pass to the heir by way of universal succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vermögen einer verstorbenen Person”.
What does Verlassenschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
AustriafeminineRights and liabilities of the deceased that pass to the heir by way of universal succession.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vermögen einer verstorbenen Person
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 Verlassenschaft
- Verlassenschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verlassenschaft?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩ʃaft/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩ʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verlassenschaft in German?
Verlassenschaft appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).