# Katastrophe

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˌkatasˈtʁoːfə] · frequency rank #4,282

## Definitions
1. großes, schweres Unglück
2. entscheidende Wende in einer Tragödie

## Easily confused with
- **Katastrophen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/katastrophe-vs-katastrophen)
- **katastrophal** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/katastrophal-vs-katastrophe)
- **katastrophale** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/katastrophale-vs-katastrophe)

## Common misspellings (17)
`aktastrophe`, `kaatstrophe`, `katasrtophe`, `katasstrophe`, `katastorphe`, `katastrohpe`, `katastropeh`, `katastrophhe`, `katastropphe`, `katastrpohe`, `katastrrophe`, `katasttrophe`, `katatsrophe`, `katsatrophe`, `kattastrophe`, `kkatastrophe`, `ktaastrophe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/katastrophe