Totschläger
German, noun[ˈtoːtˌʃlɛːɡɐ]
Totschläger is spelled T-O-T-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totschläger is a German masculine noun meaning “cudgel, blackjack, cosh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlagwaffe, die biegsam und am Ende beschwert ist”.
What does Totschläger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecudgel, blackjack, cosh
- 2
masculinekiller, manslaughterer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schlagwaffe, die biegsam und am Ende beschwert ist 2. Person, die einen Totschlag begeht
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 Totschläger
- Totschlägers genitive
- Totschlägern dative definite plural
- Totschlägerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Totschläger?
- [ˈtoːtˌʃlɛːɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Totschläger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Totschläger in German?
Totschläger appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).