Totenrede
[ˈtoːtn̩ˌʁeːdə]
The verdict
“Totenrede” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rede für einen Verstorbenen, die vor oder nach der eigentlichen Bestattung gehalten wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-totenrede · Totenrede · German
Totenrede · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Totenrede |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːtn̩ˌʁeːdə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Totenrede“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Totenrede is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːtn̩ˌʁeːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rede für einen Verstorbenen, die vor oder nach der eigentlichen Bestattung gehalten wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Totenrede in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Totenrede, spelled T-O-T-E-N-R-E-D-E.
Definition
- 1Rede für einen Verstorbenen, die vor oder nach der eigentlichen Bestattung gehalten wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Totenrede appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Agrippa nach einem zermürbenden Winterfeldzug starb, hielt der Kaiser die Totenrede.“
Synonyms
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.