andächtig

[ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]

/[ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“andächtig” is uncommon German (frequency #66,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,963
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt

Corpus desk

Index DE-andachtig · andächtig · German

andächtig · rank #66,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,963
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeknüpft

Nearest frequency peer: angeknüpft (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „andächtig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „andächtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for andächtig
PropertyValue
Headwordandächtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „andächtig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.andächtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „angeknüpft“ (#66,964), „Amtsarzt“ (#66,961), „Amiens“ (#66,960). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „andächtig“ bei #66,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

andächtig is uncommon German at frequency #66,963 among 6,976 “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

  1. 1
    in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt
  2. 2
    voller innerlicher Hingabe, Anteilnahme; stark innerlich beteiligt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie kniete andächtig betend vor dem Altar.
  2. „Die andächtigste Aufmerksamkeit ist auf allen Gesichtern eingeprägt. Christus nimmt die Einsetzung gerade so vor, wie das Evangelium sie erzählt.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "andächtig"?
"andächtig" is spelled A-N-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌdɛçtɪç].
What does "andächtig" mean?
As an adjective, "andächtig" means: in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt
How do you pronounce "andächtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andächtig" is [ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "andächtig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "andächtig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list