Anachoret

[anakoˈʁeːt]

/[anakoˈʁeːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Anachoret” 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) - asketisch lebender Einsiedler

Corpus desk

Index DE-anachoret · Anachoret · German

Anachoret · 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.

Key facts for Anachoret
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnachoret
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anakoˈʁeːt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anachoret“ im Deutschen

Anachoretsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anachoret is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [anakoˈʁeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "asketisch lebender Einsiedler".

Anachoret has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Anachoret, spelled A-N-A-C-H-O-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    asketisch lebender Einsiedler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Anachoret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Anders die Anachoreten und Mystiker, die sich traditionell an einsame Orte zurückzuziehen pflegten und für die dem Berggang weiterhin die Bedeutung einer religiös motivierten Entrückung und Vereinzelung zukommt.“
  2. „Er mimt, jedenfalls mir gegenüber, den asketischen Anachoreten, dem du weder mit alkoholischen Getränken noch mit anderen Rauschmitteln kommen kannst, und erst recht nicht mit obszönen Texten.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anachoret"?
"Anachoret" is spelled A-N-A-C-H-O-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [anakoˈʁeːt].
What does "Anachoret" mean?
As a noun, "Anachoret" means: asketisch lebender Einsiedler
How do you pronounce "Anachoret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anachoret" is [anakoˈʁeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anachoret" come from?
"Anachoret" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list