Todeszelle
German, noun[ˈtoːdəsˌt͡sɛlə]
Todeszelle is spelled T-O-D-E-S-Z-E-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Todeszelle is a German feminine noun meaning “death row cell; cell in a prison in which a person who has been sentenced to death is held” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Zelle in einem Gefängnis, in der Häftlinge auf die Vollstreckung ihrer Todesstrafe (auf ihre…”.
What does Todeszelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeath row cell; cell in a prison in which a person who has been sentenced to death is held
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Zelle in einem Gefängnis, in der Häftlinge auf die Vollstreckung ihrer Todesstrafe (auf ihre Hinrichtung) warten müssen
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 Todeszelle
- Todeszellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Todeszelle?
- [ˈtoːdəsˌt͡sɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Todeszelle in German?
Todeszelle appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).