Terror
German, noun/ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯/
Terror is spelled T-E-R-R-O-R (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,505th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terror is a German masculine noun meaning “terror” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewalttaten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen, zum Beispiel Bombenanschläge oder Morde, um bestimmte Ziele…”.
What does Terror mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineterror
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gewalttaten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen, zum Beispiel Bombenanschläge oder Morde, um bestimmte Ziele durchzusetzen 2. länger andauernde, systematische Verbreitung von Angst und Schrecken, um andere einzuschüchtern und schließlich zu beherrschen 3. anhaltende, belastende Auseinandersetzung/Stimmung
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 Terror
- Terrors genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Terror?
- /ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯/
- [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Terror
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Terror in German?
Terror appears 17 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).