Totenstadt
[ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtat]
The verdict
“Totenstadt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große Ansammlung von Gräbern in der Antike oder in der Vorgeschichte
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Index DE-totenstadt · Totenstadt · German
Totenstadt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Totenstadt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtat] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Totenstadt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Totenstadt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große Ansammlung von Gräbern in der Antike oder in der Vorgeschichte".
No misspelling variants are generated for Totenstadt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Totenstadt, spelled T-O-T-E-N-S-T-A-D-T.
Definition
- 1große Ansammlung von Gräbern in der Antike oder in der Vorgeschichte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Totenstadt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf unseren Wanderungen werden wir noch viele solcher schaurig-schönen Totenstädte durchstreifen.“
„Im Einzugsbereich der altägyptischen Reichshauptstadt Memphis erstreckt sich über Dutzende von Kilometern und parallel zum Verlauf des Nils eine gewaltige Nekropole. Die Totenstadt war nahezu während der gesamten 3000-jährigen pharaonischen Geschichte in Benutzung.“
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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.