Cthulhu

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The verdict

“Cthulhu” is uncommon German (frequency #60,462 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,462
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Schriftsteller H.P. Lovecraft erdachtes mythisches Wesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-cthulhu · Cthulhu · German

Cthulhu · rank #60,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,462
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Crimmitschau

Nearest frequency peer: Crimmitschau (-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 „Cthulhu“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cthulhu
PropertyValue
HeadwordCthulhu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cthulhu“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Cthulhufällt 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: „Crimmitschau“ (#60,461), „Dachgeschosswohnung“ (#60,463), „cracker“ (#60,460). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cthulhu“ bei #60,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cthulhu is uncommon German at frequency #60,462 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Schriftsteller H.P. Lovecraft erdachtes mythisches Wesen".

Cthulhu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Cthulhu, spelled C-T-H-U-L-H-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Schriftsteller H.P. Lovecraft erdachtes mythisches Wesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das offenbar wichtigste Dokument trug die Überschrift DER KULT DES CTHULHU in sorgfältigen Buchstaben, um eine falsche Lesart des so fremdartigen Wortes zu vermeiden.“
  2. „Der Große Cthulhu ist Ihr Vetter, und doch kann er Sie nur vage schauen.“

This word in other languages

Cthulhu(English)

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 "Cthulhu"?
"Cthulhu" is spelled C-T-H-U-L-H-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Cthulhu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cthulhu" means: vom Schriftsteller H.P. Lovecraft erdachtes mythisches Wesen
How do you pronounce "Cthulhu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cthulhu" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cthulhu" come from?
"Cthulhu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cthulhu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cracker#60,460chillig#60,455Carport#60,451Dittmar#60,476

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list