Antichrist
[ˈantiˌkʁɪst]
The verdict
“Antichrist” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,337 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #42,337
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Widersacher von Christus
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Antichrist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈantiˌkʁɪst] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #42,337 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Antichrist” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Antichrist is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈantiˌkʁɪst]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,337 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Widersacher von Christus".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antichrist, with forms such as "anitchrist", "anntichrist", and "antcihrist". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Antichrist, spelled A-N-T-I-C-H-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1der Widersacher von Christus
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anitchrist,anntichrist,antcihrist,anticchrist,antichhrist,antichirst,antichrisst,antichristt,antichrits,antichrrist,antichrsit,anticrhist,antihcrist,anttichrist,atnichrist,natichrist
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Antichrist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Antichrist”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-T-I-C-H-R-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈantiˌkʁɪst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.