Tumulus
[ˈtuːmulʊs]
The verdict
“Tumulus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hügelförmige Grabstelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-tumulus · Tumulus · German
Tumulus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tumulus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtuːmulʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tumulus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tumulus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːmulʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hügelförmige Grabstelle".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tumulus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tumulus, spelled T-U-M-U-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1hügelförmige Grabstelle
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tumulus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unweit seiner Schnucke, in einem inmitten des Sees aufgeschütteten Tumulus wurde er beigesetzt, später auch Lucies Leichnam dorthin umgebettet.“
„Der Tumulus von Nickenich bei Mayen hatte einen Durchmesser von 7 m und war 2,5 m hoch.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.