totgeschwiegen

[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩]

/[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“totgeschwiegen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,295 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,295
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-totgeschwiegen · totgeschwiegen · German

totgeschwiegen · rank #53,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,295
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tordifferenz

Nearest frequency peer: Tordifferenz (-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 „totgeschwiegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for totgeschwiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordtotgeschwiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#53,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „totgeschwiegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.totgeschwiegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tordifferenz“ (#53,294), „Touri“ (#53,296), „Tonhöhe“ (#53,293). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totgeschwiegen“ bei #53,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totgeschwiegen is uncommon German at frequency #53,295 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschweigen".

totgeschwiegen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is totgeschwiegen, spelled T-O-T-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschweigen

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 "totgeschwiegen"?
"totgeschwiegen" is spelled T-O-T-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩].
What does "totgeschwiegen" mean?
As a verb, "totgeschwiegen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs totschweigen
How do you pronounce "totgeschwiegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totgeschwiegen" is [ˈtoːtɡəˌʃviːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totgeschwiegen" come from?
"totgeschwiegen" 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 "totgeschwiegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unerträglichen#53,312unverzichtbare#53,322Verstrickungen#53,346vorgefertigten#53,358

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list