Totenklage
German, noun[ˈtoːtn̩ˌklaːɡə]
Totenklage is spelled T-O-T-E-N-K-L-A-G-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totenklage is a German feminine noun meaning “keening, lamentation of the dead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Klage um einen Verstorbenen”.
What does Totenklage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekeening, lamentation of the dead
- 2
femininedirge, lament for the dead
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Klage um einen Verstorbenen 2. ein Gedicht oder ein literarisches Werk, das den Tod eines Menschen beklagt
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 Totenklage
- Totenklagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenklage?
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌklaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Totenklage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Totenklage in German?
Totenklage appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).