den Tod finden
[deːn ˈtoːt ˌfɪndn̩]
The verdict
“den Tod finden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - infolge von etwas (Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen) aufhören zu leben
Corpus desk
Index DE-den-tod-finden · den Tod finden · German
den Tod finden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | den Tod finden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [deːn ˈtoːt ˌfɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „den Tod finden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
den Tod finden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [deːn ˈtoːt ˌfɪndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "infolge von etwas (Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen) aufhören zu leben".
den Tod finden has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is den Tod finden, spelled D-E-N- -T-O-D- -F-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1infolge von etwas (Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen) aufhören zu leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how den Tod finden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am 14. Dezember 1945 zitierte der Anklagevertreter Major Walsh eine eidesstattliche Erklärung des Dr. Wilhelm Höttl (Dokument 2738 Ps, US 296), worin es heißt: ‚Eichmann (SS-Obersturmbannführer und Leiter der Abteilung für jüdische Fragen, IV B 4, im Geheimen Staatspolizeiamt) erklärte mir Ende August 1944, in den verschiedenen Vernichtungslagern seien e…
„Nicht weniger als 900 000 Juden fanden den Tod in Treblinka.“
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