Götterdämmerung

[ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]

/[ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Götterdämmerung” is uncommon German (frequency #57,066 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,066
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Untergang der Götter im Weltenbrand, aus dem eine schönere Welt hervorgeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gotterdammerung · Götterdämmerung · German

Götterdämmerung · rank #57,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,066
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gönnte

Nearest frequency peer: gönnte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Götterdämmerung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Götterdämmerung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Götterdämmerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGötterdämmerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#57,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Götterdämmerung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Götterdämmerungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gönnte“ (#57,065), „gütiger“ (#57,067), „Gutschrift“ (#57,064). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Götterdämmerung“ bei #57,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Götterdämmerung is uncommon German at frequency #57,066 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Untergang der Götter im Weltenbrand, aus dem eine schönere Welt hervorgeht".

Götterdämmerung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Götterdämmerung, spelled G-Ö-T-T-E-R-D-Ä-M-M-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Untergang der Götter im Weltenbrand, aus dem eine schönere Welt hervorgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Götterdämmerung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Deutsche übersetzt ‚Ragnarök‘ oft als ‚Götterdämmerung‘, was auf eine Fehlinterpretation von Snorri Sturluson zurückgeht: während die ältere Lieder-Edda von Ragnarök, dem ‚Schicksal der Götter‘, singt, schreibt er in seiner Prosabearbeitung stets ragna rökr, ‚Götterdämmerung‘ (vgl. altnordisch røkkr, ‚Dunkelheit‘).“
  2. „Unmerklich war eine Art Götterdämmerung angebrochen.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Götterdämmerung"?
"Götterdämmerung" is spelled G-Ö-T-T-E-R-D-Ä-M-M-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ].
What does "Götterdämmerung" mean?
As a noun, "Götterdämmerung" means: der Untergang der Götter im Weltenbrand, aus dem eine schönere Welt hervorgeht
How do you pronounce "Götterdämmerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Götterdämmerung" is [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Götterdämmerung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list