Garrotte
German, noun[ɡaˈʁɔtə]
Garrotte is spelled G-A-R-R-O-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garrotte is a German feminine noun meaning “garrotte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hinrichtungs- und Folterinstrument, bei dem das Opfer durch Zuziehen einer Schlinge, später eines Halseisens…”.
What does Garrotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegarrotte
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hinrichtungs- und Folterinstrument, bei dem das Opfer durch Zuziehen einer Schlinge, später eines Halseisens erdrosselt oder gefoltert wurde, in Spanien bis 1974, den ehemaligen spanischen Kolonien und früher auch in Portugal für die Vollstreckung der Todesstrafe in Verwendung
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 Garrotte
- Garrotten plural
- Garotte alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Garrotte?
- [ɡaˈʁɔtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Garrotte in German?
Garrotte appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).