Totenkopf
German, noun/ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔp͡f/
Totenkopf is spelled T-O-T-E-N-K-O-P-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totenkopf is a German masculine noun meaning “death's head, skull and crossbones (symbol of death, piracy, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Kopf eines Verstorbenen”.
What does Totenkopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeath's head, skull and crossbones (symbol of death, piracy, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Kopf eines Verstorbenen 2. ein Zeichen, das einen Totenkopf (siehe [1]) und damit Lebensgefahr symbolisiert 3. Kurzform für den Totenkopfschwärmer
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 Totenkopf
- Totenkopfes genitive
- Totenkopfs genitive
- Totenköpfe plural
- Totenkopfe dative singular
- Totenköpfen dative definite plural
- Todtenkopf alternative obsolete
- Todtenkopff obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenkopf?
- /ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔp͡f/
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Totenkopf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Totenkopf in German?
Totenkopf appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).