Mahnmal
German, noun[ˈmaːnˌmaːl]
Mahnmal is spelled M-A-H-N-M-A-L (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mahnmal is a German neuter noun meaning “A monument that serves as a reminder of a tragic event and a warning that the event should not be allowed to occur again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Denkmal, das an ein tragisches (meist menschengemachtes) Ereignis (z.B. einen Krieg, die Herrschaft eines…”.
What does Mahnmal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterA monument that serves as a reminder of a tragic event and a warning that the event should not be allowed to occur again.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Denkmal, das an ein tragisches (meist menschengemachtes) Ereignis (z.B. einen Krieg, die Herrschaft eines diktatorischen Regimes oder den Einsatz einer verheerenden Waffe) erinnern und eine Mahnung darstellen soll, dass sich ein solches Ereignis nicht wiederholen darf
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 Mahnmal
- Mahnmales genitive
- Mahnmals genitive
- Mahnmale plural
- Mahnmäler plural
- Mahnmalen dative plural
- Mahnmälern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mahnmal?
- [ˈmaːnˌmaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mahnmal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mahnmal in German?
Mahnmal appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).