Totenglocke
German, noun[ˈtoːtn̩ˌɡlɔkə]
Totenglocke is spelled T-O-T-E-N-G-L-O-C-K-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totenglocke is a German feminine noun meaning “death knell (tolling of a bell announcing death)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Glocke, die zum Trauergottesdienst, zur Beisetzung und/oder zum Schiedzeichen geläutet wird”.
What does Totenglocke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeath knell (tolling of a bell announcing death)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Glocke, die zum Trauergottesdienst, zur Beisetzung und/oder zum Schiedzeichen geläutet wird
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 Totenglocke
- Totenglocken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenglocke?
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌɡlɔkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Totenglocke in German?
Totenglocke appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).