Todessehnsucht
German, noun/ˈtoːdəsˌzeːnzʊxt/
Todessehnsucht is spelled T-O-D-E-S-S-E-H-N-S-U-C-H-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Todessehnsucht is a German feminine noun meaning “a longing or yearning for death, be it conscious or subconscious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Drang, der Wunsch, tot zu sein”.
What does Todessehnsucht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea longing or yearning for death, be it conscious or subconscious
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Drang, der Wunsch, tot zu sein
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 Todessehnsucht
- Todessehnsüchte plural
- Todessehnsüchten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Todessehnsucht?
- Germany /ˈtoːdəsˌzeːnzʊxt/
- Austria /ˈtoːdɛsˌseːnsʊxt/
- [ˈtoːdəsˌzeːnzʊxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Todessehnsucht in German?
Todessehnsucht appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).