andächtig
[ˈanˌdɛçtɪç]
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
- Altären
Altären
33,042 corpus weight
- Amiens
Amiens
33,041 corpus weight
- Amtsarzt
Amtsarzt
33,040 corpus weight
- andächtig
andächtig
33,038 corpus weight
- angeknüpft
angeknüpft
33,037 corpus weight
- angetriebene
angetriebene
33,035 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „andächtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „andächtig“ im Deutschen
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
- 1in Andacht versunken, am Gebet/Gottesdienst/einem spirituellen Inhalt innerlich beteiligt
- 2voller innerlicher Hingabe, Anteilnahme; stark innerlich beteiligt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how andächtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kniete andächtig betend vor dem Altar.
„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.
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