Athanasius

[ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs]

/[ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Athanasius” is uncommon German (frequency #76,508 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,508
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-athanasius · Athanasius · German

Athanasius · rank #76,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,508
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asozialer

Nearest frequency peer: asozialer (-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 „Athanasius“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Athanasius
PropertyValue
HeadwordAthanasius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Athanasius“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „asozialer“ (#76,507), „Atmosphären“ (#76,509), „aufgeregten“ (#76,510). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Athanasius“ bei #76,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Athanasius is uncommon German at frequency #76,508 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Athanasius has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Athanasius, spelled A-T-H-A-N-A-S-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Athanasius hat jedes Album von Iron Maiden.

This word in other languages

Athanasius(English)Athanase(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 "Athanasius"?
"Athanasius" is spelled A-T-H-A-N-A-S-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs].
What does "Athanasius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Athanasius" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Athanasius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Athanasius" is [ataˈnaːzi̯ʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Athanasius" come from?
"Athanasius" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufgesogen#76,512Aquitanien#76,501Apokryphen#76,500anreichern#76,496

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list