Totenstarre
German, noun/ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtaʁə/
Totenstarre is spelled T-O-T-E-N-S-T-A-R-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totenstarre is a German feminine noun meaning “synonym of Leichenstarre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Erstarrung des Körpers und der Muskulatur, die sich einige Zeit nach Eintreten des Todes herausbildet”.
What does Totenstarre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of Leichenstarre
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Erstarrung des Körpers und der Muskulatur, die sich einige Zeit nach Eintreten des Todes herausbildet
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 Totenstarre
- Totenstarren nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenstarre?
- /ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtaʁə/
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌʃtaʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Totenstarre in German?
Totenstarre appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).