Agnus Dei
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The verdict
“Agnus Dei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung für Christus im Neuen Testament nach Johannes 1, 29
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Index DE-agnus-dei · Agnus Dei · German
Agnus Dei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Agnus Dei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Agnus Dei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Agnus Dei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Agnus Dei, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Agnus Dei, spelled A-G-N-U-S- -D-E-I.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung für Christus im Neuen Testament nach Johannes 1, 29
- 2Bittruf um Sündenvergebung und Frieden in der katholischen Messe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Agnus Dei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die durchimitierte melismatische Bearbeitungsweise ist vornehmlich den wortarmen Meßtexten wie Kyrie, Sanctus und Agnus Dei eigen, während Gloria und Credo flächenhaft homophon und syllabisch strukturiert sind, ausgenommen die Schlußpartien.“
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.