totgeschlagen

[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]

/[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“totgeschlagen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,787 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,787
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-totgeschlagen · totgeschlagen · German

totgeschlagen · rank #69,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,787
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH torlos

Nearest frequency peer: torlos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „totgeschlagen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „totgeschlagen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for totgeschlagen
PropertyValue
Headwordtotgeschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „totgeschlagen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).totgeschlagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „torlos“ (#69,786), „Tragkraft“ (#69,788), „Todesjahr“ (#69,785). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totgeschlagen“ bei #69,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totgeschlagen is uncommon German at frequency #69,787 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschlagen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for totgeschlagen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 totgeschlagen, spelled T-O-T-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschlagen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totgeschlagen"?
"totgeschlagen" is spelled T-O-T-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩].
What does "totgeschlagen" mean?
As a verb, "totgeschlagen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschlagen
How do you pronounce "totgeschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totgeschlagen" is [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totgeschlagen" come from?
"totgeschlagen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "totgeschlagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list