Katakombe
[kataˈkɔmbə]
The verdict
“Katakombe” 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) - unterirdische Beisetzungsstätte
Corpus desk
Index DE-katakombe · Katakombe · German
Katakombe · 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 "K" 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 | Katakombe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kataˈkɔmbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katakombe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katakombe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kataˈkɔmbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Katakombe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Katakombe, spelled K-A-T-A-K-O-M-B-E.
Definition
- 1unterirdische Beisetzungsstätte
- 2unterirdische, unübersichtliche Räumlichkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katakombe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Katakomben wurden auch als Zufluchtsstätte genutzt.
„Als sie auf der nachtstillen Straße stehen, ist ihnen zumute, als tauchten sie aus dem schaurigen Dunkel einer Katakombe wieder an das Tageslicht zurück.“
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.