Menetekel
[ˌmeneˈteːkl̩]
The verdict
“Menetekel” 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) - (geheimnisvolles) warnendes Vorzeichen eines drohenden Unheils, ernstes Warnzeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-menetekel · Menetekel · German
Menetekel · 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 "M" 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 | Menetekel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌmeneˈteːkl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Menetekel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Menetekel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmeneˈteːkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(geheimnisvolles) warnendes Vorzeichen eines drohenden Unheils, ernstes Warnzeichen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Menetekel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Menetekel, spelled M-E-N-E-T-E-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1(geheimnisvolles) warnendes Vorzeichen eines drohenden Unheils, ernstes Warnzeichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Menetekel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kometen galten lange Zeit als Menetekel bevorstehenden Unglücks.
„Selbst sein Pathos der freien Person wirkt wie ein Menetekel gegen jede Verwechslung oder Vermischung von Kollektivität mit Herde und Herdencharakter.“
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.