andächtig
[ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]
The verdict
“andächtig” is uncommon German (frequency #66,963 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,963
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | andächtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈanˌdɛçtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,963 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “andächtig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
andächtig is uncommon German at frequency #66,963 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for andächtig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 andächtig, spelled A-N-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt
- 2voller innerlicher Hingabe, Anteilnahme; stark innerlich beteiligt
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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.
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Using “andächtig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.