Moloch
German, noun/ˈmɔlɔχ/
Moloch is spelled M-O-L-O-C-H (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moloch is a German masculine noun meaning “Moloch (Ammonite deity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “phönizisch-kanaanäische Opferriten, bei denen nach biblischer Überlieferung Kinder durch Feuer geopfert…”.
What does Moloch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineMoloch (Ammonite deity)
- 2
masculineMoloch (person or thing demanding frequent, costly sacrifices)
- 3
derogatorymasculineurban sprawl (especially with bad living or working conditions)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. phönizisch-kanaanäische Opferriten, bei denen nach biblischer Überlieferung Kinder durch Feuer geopfert wurden bzw. der Name des auf diese Weise zu opfernden Wesens 2. etwas, das ständig und unerbittlich Opfer fordert
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 Moloch
- Molochs genitive
- Moloche plural
- Molochen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Moloch?
- /ˈmɔlɔχ/
- /ˈmoːlɔχ/
- [ˈmoːlɔx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Moloch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Moloch in German?
Moloch appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).