Gemetzel
German, noun/ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩/
Gemetzel is spelled G-E-M-E-T-Z-E-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemetzel is a German neuter noun meaning “butchery; slaughter (of people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen”.
What does Gemetzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbutchery; slaughter (of people)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gleichzeitiges Ermorden vieler Menschen
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 Gemetzel
- Gemetzels genitive
- Gemetzeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gemetzel?
- /ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩/
- [ɡəˈmɛt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gemetzel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gemetzel in German?
Gemetzel 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).