2. Timotheusbrief
[ˌt͡svaɪ̯tɐ tiˈmoːteʊsˌbʁiːf]
The verdict
“2. Timotheusbrief” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paulus zugeschriebener Brief an seinen Schüler, den Gemeindevorsteher Timotheus in Ephesus
Corpus desk
Index DE-2-timotheusbrief · 2. Timotheusbrief · German
2. Timotheusbrief · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "2" 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 | 2. Timotheusbrief |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌt͡svaɪ̯tɐ tiˈmoːteʊsˌbʁiːf] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „2. Timotheusbrief“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
2. Timotheusbrief is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌt͡svaɪ̯tɐ tiˈmoːteʊsˌbʁiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paulus zugeschriebener Brief an seinen Schüler, den Gemeindevorsteher Timotheus in Ephesus".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for 2. Timotheusbrief, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is 2. Timotheusbrief, spelled 2-.- -T-I-M-O-T-H-E-U-S-B-R-I-E-F.
Definition
- 1Paulus zugeschriebener Brief an seinen Schüler, den Gemeindevorsteher Timotheus in Ephesus
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how 2. Timotheusbrief appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der 2. Timotheusbrief unterscheidet sich vom 1. Timotheusbrief dadurch, daß er als ganzer eine an Timotheus gerichtete Mahnung ist; […]“
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.