Denkzettel
German, noun/ˈdɛŋkˌtsɛtəl/
Denkzettel is spelled D-E-N-K-Z-E-T-T-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Denkzettel is a German masculine noun meaning “punishment, reprehension, beating (most often: so as to intimidate and deter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gedächtnisstütze, Merkhilfe”.
What does Denkzettel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepunishment, reprehension, beating (most often: so as to intimidate and deter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gedächtnisstütze, Merkhilfe 2. eindringlicher Hinweis in Form einer Bestrafung oder Ermahnung
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 Denkzettel
- Denkzettels genitive
- Denkzetteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Denkzettel?
- /ˈdɛŋkˌtsɛtəl/
- [ˈdɛŋkˌt͡sɛtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Denkzettel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Denkzettel in German?
Denkzettel appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).