Abraxas

[aˈbʁaksas]

/[aˈbʁaksas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abraxas” is uncommon German (frequency #99,424 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,424
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (in der Gnosis) Geheimname Gottes

Key facts for Abraxas
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbraxas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈbʁaksas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Abraxas” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Abraxas lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abraxas is uncommon German at frequency #99,424 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈbʁaksas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abraxas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abraxas, spelled A-B-R-A-X-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in der Gnosis) Geheimname Gottes
  2. 2
    Zauberspruch (auf Steinen, die auch als Amulette getragen wurden)

Synonyms

Abrasax

This word in other languages

Abraxas(English)abraxas(Español)abraxas(Français)

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 "Abraxas"?
"Abraxas" is spelled A-B-R-A-X-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈbʁaksas].
What does "Abraxas" mean?
As a noun, "Abraxas" means: (in der Gnosis) Geheimname Gottes
How do you pronounce "Abraxas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abraxas" is [aˈbʁaksas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abraxas" come from?
"Abraxas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Abraxas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-R-A-X-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈbʁaksas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list