Despot
German, noun[dɛsˈpoːt]
Despot is spelled D-E-S-P-O-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despot is a German masculine noun meaning “despot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Staatsoberhaupt, das willkürlich und absolut herrscht”.
What does Despot mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedespot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Staatsoberhaupt, das willkürlich und absolut herrscht 2. byzantinischer Adelstitel
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 Despot
- Despoten genitive
- Despotin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Despot?
- [dɛsˈpoːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Despot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Despot in German?
Despot appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).