totschlagen

[ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩]

/[ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“totschlagen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,589 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,589
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Lebewesen durch Verletzungen/Schläge mit der Hand oder einem Gegenstand umbringen/töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-totschlagen · totschlagen · German

totschlagen · rank #56,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH topfit

Nearest frequency peer: topfit (-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 „totschlagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for totschlagen
PropertyValue
Headwordtotschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „totschlagen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „topfit“ (#56,588), „tournament“ (#56,590), „tiki“ (#56,587). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totschlagen“ bei #56,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totschlagen is uncommon German at frequency #56,589 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for totschlagen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is totschlagen, spelled T-O-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Lebewesen durch Verletzungen/Schläge mit der Hand oder einem Gegenstand umbringen/töten
  2. 2
    ein schlimmes Ende nehmen, schlecht ausgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how totschlagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie nahm einen Knüppel und schlug die Otter tot.
  2. Schlagt ihn tot, er lebt noch!

This word in other languages

matar(Português)

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 "totschlagen"?
"totschlagen" is spelled T-O-T-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩].
What does "totschlagen" mean?
As a verb, "totschlagen" means: ein Lebewesen durch Verletzungen/Schläge mit der Hand oder einem Gegenstand umbringen/töten
How do you pronounce "totschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totschlagen" is [ˈtoːtˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totschlagen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stürmischer#56,568unerlaubter#56,611ungeklärter#56,612ungerechten#56,613

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list