Mythos
German, noun/ˈmyːtɔs/
Mythos is spelled M-Y-T-H-O-S (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mythos is a German masculine noun meaning “myth, mythos (narrative of importance to a particular group or culture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter”.
What does Mythos mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemyth, mythos (narrative of importance to a particular group or culture)
- 2
informalmasculinemyth (something invented or made up)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter 2. kollektive, irrationale Vorstellung zu einem historischen Ereignis oder einer historischen Person
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 Mythos
- Mythen plural
- Mythus alternative dated
- Mythe alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mythos?
- /ˈmyːtɔs/
- [ˈmyːtɔs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mythos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mythos in German?
Mythos appears 11 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).