Totenwache
German, noun/ˈtoːtn̩ˌvaxə/
Totenwache is spelled T-O-T-E-N-W-A-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totenwache is a German feminine noun meaning “deathwatch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Wache, die am Bett oder am Sarg eines Verstorbenen oder in einer Kapelle/Kirche für diesen gehalten wird”.
What does Totenwache mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Wache, die am Bett oder am Sarg eines Verstorbenen oder in einer Kapelle/Kirche für diesen gehalten wird
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 Totenwache
- Totenwachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totenwache?
- /ˈtoːtn̩ˌvaxə/
- [ˈtoːtn̩ˌvaxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Totenwache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Totenwache in German?
Totenwache 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).