Märtyrertod

[ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt]

/[ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Märtyrertod” is uncommon German (frequency #79,525 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,525
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tod, den jemand erleidet, weil er sich für seinen Glauben einsetzt

Key facts for Märtyrertod
PropertyValue
HeadwordMärtyrertod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Märtyrertod” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Märtyrertod lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Märtyrertod is uncommon German at frequency #79,525 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tod, den jemand erleidet, weil er sich für seinen Glauben einsetzt".

Märtyrertod has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Märtyrertod, spelled M-Ä-R-T-Y-R-E-R-T-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tod, den jemand erleidet, weil er sich für seinen Glauben einsetzt

This word in other languages

martyrdom(English)

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 "Märtyrertod"?
"Märtyrertod" is spelled M-Ä-R-T-Y-R-E-R-T-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt].
What does "Märtyrertod" mean?
As a noun, "Märtyrertod" means: Tod, den jemand erleidet, weil er sich für seinen Glauben einsetzt
How do you pronounce "Märtyrertod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Märtyrertod" is [ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Märtyrertod" come from?
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Using “Märtyrertod”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Ä-R-T-Y-R-E-R-T-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɛʁtyʁɐˌtoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list