Alchimist
[ˌalçiˈmɪst]
The verdict
“Alchimist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein mittelalterlicher Chemiker
Corpus desk
Index DE-alchimist · Alchimist · German
Alchimist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Alchimist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌalçiˈmɪst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alchimist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alchimist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌalçiˈmɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mittelalterlicher Chemiker".
Alchimist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Alchimist, spelled A-L-C-H-I-M-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1ein mittelalterlicher Chemiker
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alchimist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit zu lernen“, entgegnete der Alchimist. … „Und das ist durch Handeln. …“ „Warum nennt man Euch Alchimist?“ „Weil ich einer bin.“ „Und was stimmte bei den anderen Alchimisten nicht, die Metall in Gold verwandeln wollten und es nicht schafften?“ „Sie suchten nur nach Gold“, antwortete der Gefährte.
„Im Landhaus traf ich auch einen Alchimisten, der mir Lust machte, mich in Chemie unterweisen zu lassen.“
Synonyms
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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.