Leichnam
\ˈlaɪ̯çnaːm\
The verdict
“Leichnam” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cadavre, dépouille mortelle. → voir Kadaver pour les animaux
Corpus desk
Index FR-leichnam · Leichnam · French
Leichnam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Leichnam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈlaɪ̯çnaːm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Leichnam » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Leichnam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈlaɪ̯çnaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cadavre, dépouille mortelle. → voir Kadaver pour les animaux".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leichnam, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Leichnam, spelled L-E-I-C-H-N-A-M.
Definition
- 1Cadavre, dépouille mortelle. → voir Kadaver pour les animaux
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leichnam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er sieht wie ein lebender Leichnam aus. - Il a l’air d’un cadavre ambulant (vivant).
Später wurde der Leichnam in das Hospital »Jesus von Nazareth« übergeführt, das Cortez gestiftet hatte.
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.