Hekatombe
[hekaˈtɔmbə]
The verdict
“Hekatombe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei den antiken Griechen ursprünglich ein Opfer von 100 Rindern, später allgemeine Bezeichnung für Tieropfer
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Index DE-hekatombe · Hekatombe · German
Hekatombe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hekatombe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hekaˈtɔmbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hekatombe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hekatombe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hekaˈtɔmbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hekatombe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hekatombe, spelled H-E-K-A-T-O-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1bei den antiken Griechen ursprünglich ein Opfer von 100 Rindern, später allgemeine Bezeichnung für Tieropfer
- 2gewaltige Verluste an Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hekatombe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das hier beschriebene Opfer war allerdings eine herrliche Hekatombe, weil nach v. 6. 7. 81 Stiere zugleich geopfert wurden.“
„Zwei Weltkriege haben uns Hekatomben von Toten mit erschütternden Menschenschicksalen gebracht […].“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.