zu Tode kommen
[t͡suː ˈtoːdə ˈkɔmən]
The verdict
“zu Tode kommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - infolge von Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen aufhören zu leben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zu-tode-kommen · zu Tode kommen · German
zu Tode kommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zu Tode kommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡suː ˈtoːdə ˈkɔmən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zu Tode kommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zu Tode kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡suː ˈtoːdə ˈkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "infolge von Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen aufhören zu leben".
zu Tode kommen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zu Tode kommen, spelled Z-U- -T-O-D-E- -K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1infolge von Unfall, Krankheit, Ermordung oder dergleichen aufhören zu leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zu Tode kommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zieh dir was Warmes an, du willst doch nicht zu Tode kommen!
Synonyms
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.