Todeslager
[ˈtoːdəsˌlaːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Todeslager” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lager, dessen Insassen in großer Zahl umkommen/getötet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-todeslager · Todeslager · German
Todeslager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Todeslager |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːdəsˌlaːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Todeslager“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Todeslager is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːdəsˌlaːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lager, dessen Insassen in großer Zahl umkommen/getötet werden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Todeslager, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Todeslager, spelled T-O-D-E-S-L-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lager, dessen Insassen in großer Zahl umkommen/getötet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Todeslager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es ist bekannt, daß Laubwalde kein Arbeitslager, sondern ein Todeslager war.“
„Für diejenigen Juden, die Krieg, Verfolgungen und Todeslager überlebt hatten, blieb die Situation auch nach der Befreiung katastrophal.“
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.