Epitaph
German, noun/epiˈtaːf/
Epitaph is spelled E-P-I-T-A-P-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 83,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epitaph is a German neuter noun meaning “epitaph (inscription on a gravestone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grabschrift, Grabinschrift”.
What does Epitaph mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterepitaph (inscription on a gravestone)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grabschrift, Grabinschrift 2. Gedenktafel für einen Verstorbenen an der Kirchenwand, ohne Verbindung zu einem Grab
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 Epitaph
- Epitaphs genitive
- Epitaphe plural
- Epitaphen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Epitaph?
- /epiˈtaːf/
- [epiˈtaːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Epitaph
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Epitaph in German?
Epitaph appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).