Ragnarök
[ˈʁaɡnaʁœk]
The verdict
“Ragnarök” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weltuntergang
Corpus desk
Index DE-ragnarok · Ragnarök · German
Ragnarök · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Ragnarök |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɡnaʁœk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ragnarök“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ragnarök is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɡnaʁœk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Weltuntergang".
Ragnarök has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ragnarök, spelled R-A-G-N-A-R-Ö-K.
Definition
- 1Weltuntergang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ragnarök appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wotan/Oin steuert mit Macht und Überzeugung auf den Untergang der Götter, Ragnarök, zu.
Die germanischen Götter sind daher grundlegend altruistisch, und die meisten von ihnen opfern sich für eine Zukunft nach Ragnarök, die im höchsten Grad auch das Leben der heutigen Menschen umfasst.
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.