Askese

[asˈkeːzə]

/[asˈkeːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Askese” is uncommon German (frequency #64,984 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,984
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - streng enthaltsame Lebensweise

Corpus desk

Index DE-askese · Askese · German

Askese · rank #64,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,984
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ASG

Nearest frequency peer: ASG (-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 „Askese“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Askese
PropertyValue
HeadwordAskese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asˈkeːzə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Askese“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ASG“ (#64,983), „assoziierte“ (#64,985), „Arzthelferin“ (#64,982). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Askese“ bei #64,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Askese is uncommon German at frequency #64,984 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [asˈkeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Askese in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Askese, spelled A-S-K-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    streng enthaltsame Lebensweise
  2. 2
    streng enthaltsames Leben verbunden mit dem Ziel des Seelenheils

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Askese bekam ihnen nicht.
  2. Der Mönch verbrachte sein gesamtes Leben in Askese.

This word in other languages

asceticism(English)ascetismo(Español)ascèse(Français)ascetismo(Português)

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 "Askese"?
"Askese" is spelled A-S-K-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈkeːzə].
What does "Askese" mean?
As a noun, "Askese" means: streng enthaltsame Lebensweise
How do you pronounce "Askese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Askese" is [asˈkeːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Askese" come from?
"Askese" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ankern#64,964Andrés#64,961Anbaus#64,959Aladin#64,948

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list