Todeswunsch
[ˈtoːdəsˌvʊnʃ]
The verdict
“Todeswunsch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wunsch, tot zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-todeswunsch · Todeswunsch · German
Todeswunsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Todeswunsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːdəsˌvʊnʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Todeswunsch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Todeswunsch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːdəsˌvʊnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wunsch, tot zu sein".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Todeswunsch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Todeswunsch, spelled T-O-D-E-S-W-U-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Wunsch, tot zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Todeswunsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Todeswunsch hatte im Tagebuch an Ausdrücklichkeit gewonnen.“
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.