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Thriller

German, noun/ˈθʁɪlɐ/

Thriller is spelled T-H-R-I-L-L-E-R (8 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Thriller is a German masculine noun meaning “thriller (suspenseful movie or book)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Buch, Film oder Theaterstück, das sich durch besondere Spannung und Nervenkitzel auszeichnet”.

What does Thriller mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethriller (suspenseful movie or book)

  2. 2

    masculinethriller (an exciting occurrence, e.g. a tight sports match)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ein Buch, Film oder Theaterstück, das sich durch besondere Spannung und Nervenkitzel auszeichnet

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 Thriller

  • Thrillers genitive
  • Thrillern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Thriller?

  • /ˈθʁɪlɐ/
  • /ˈsʁɪlɐ/
  • /ˈsɹɪlɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Thriller

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Thriller in German?

Thriller appears 7.2 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).

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