Todesengel
[ˈtoːdəsˌʔɛŋl̩]
The verdict
“Todesengel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,984 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #90,984
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Engel, der als Symbol des Todes fungiert und die Seele des Menschen ins Jenseits geleitet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Todesengel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːdəsˌʔɛŋl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Todesengel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Todesengel is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtoːdəsˌʔɛŋl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,984 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Todesengel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Todesengel, spelled T-O-D-E-S-E-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Engel, der als Symbol des Todes fungiert und die Seele des Menschen ins Jenseits geleitet
- 2ein Mensch, der Sterbehilfe leistet
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Todesengel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-O-D-E-S-E-N-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtoːdəsˌʔɛŋl̩] (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.