areligiös
[ˈaʁeliˌɡi̯øːs]
The verdict
“areligiös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keiner Religion zugehörig, von ihr unbetroffen
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Index DE-areligios · areligiös · German
areligiös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | areligiös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁeliˌɡi̯øːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „areligiös“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
areligiös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁeliˌɡi̯øːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keiner Religion zugehörig, von ihr unbetroffen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for areligiös, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is areligiös, spelled A-R-E-L-I-G-I-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1keiner Religion zugehörig, von ihr unbetroffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how areligiös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die areligiöse Mehrheit im Westen beurteilt die Rolle der eigenen Kirchen und der Religion insgesamt als marginal.“
„Die Revolutionäre waren die Söhne und Töchter armer Campesinos und reicher Unternehmer. Gläubige Christen und areligiöse Intellektuelle. Priester und Marxisten, Tagelöhner und Industrielle, Minenarbeiter und indianische Ureinwohner kämpften gemeinsam - dann auch gegeneinander - für die gerechte Sache.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.