Anubis

[aˈnuːbɪs]

/[aˈnuːbɪs]/ name

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The verdict

“Anubis” is uncommon German (frequency #72,152 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,152
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altägyptischer Gott der Totenriten und der Mumifizierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-anubis · Anubis · German

Anubis · rank #72,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,152
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH antiquiert

Nearest frequency peer: antiquiert (-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 „Anubis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anubis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnubis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈnuːbɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anubis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anubisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „antiquiert“ (#72,151), „anwendbaren“ (#72,153), „antifaschistischer“ (#72,150). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anubis“ bei #72,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anubis is uncommon German at frequency #72,152 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈnuːbɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "altägyptischer Gott der Totenriten und der Mumifizierung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Anubis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anubis, spelled A-N-U-B-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    altägyptischer Gott der Totenriten und der Mumifizierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Alle tragen schwarze Kapuzenroben und furchterregende Schakalsmasken des ägyptischen Gottes Anubis.“

This word in other languages

Anubis(English)Anubis(Français)

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 "Anubis"?
"Anubis" is spelled A-N-U-B-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈnuːbɪs].
What does "Anubis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anubis" means: altägyptischer Gott der Totenriten und der Mumifizierung
How do you pronounce "Anubis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anubis" is [aˈnuːbɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anubis" come from?
"Anubis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list