plötzlichem Kindstod

[ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt]

/[ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt]/ noun

The verdict

“plötzlichem Kindstod” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs plötzlicher Kindstod

Key facts for plötzlichem Kindstod
PropertyValue
Headwordplötzlichem Kindstod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plötzlichem Kindstod” sits in German frequency

plötzlichem Kindstod falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for plötzlichem Kindstod is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs plötzlicher Kindstod".

No misspelling variants are generated for plötzlichem Kindstod in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is plötzlichem Kindstod, spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-M- -K-I-N-D-S-T-O-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs plötzlicher Kindstod

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plötzlichem Kindstod"?
"plötzlichem Kindstod" is spelled P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-M- -K-I-N-D-S-T-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt].
What does "plötzlichem Kindstod" mean?
As a noun, "plötzlichem Kindstod" means: Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs plötzlicher Kindstod
How do you pronounce "plötzlichem Kindstod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plötzlichem Kindstod" is [ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plötzlichem Kindstod" come from?
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Using “plötzlichem Kindstod”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H-E-M- -K-I-N-D-S-T-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌplœt͡slɪçəm ˈkɪnt͡stoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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