Cherub
[ˈçeːʁʊp]
The verdict
“Cherub” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engel, der zuweilen geflügelt und mit Tierfüßen dargestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-cherub · Cherub · German
Cherub · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Cherub |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈçeːʁʊp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Cherub“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Cherub is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈçeːʁʊp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engel, der zuweilen geflügelt und mit Tierfüßen dargestellt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Cherub in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Cherub, spelled C-H-E-R-U-B.
Definition
- 1Engel, der zuweilen geflügelt und mit Tierfüßen dargestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Cherub appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und er trieb den Menschen hinaus und ließ lagern vor dem Garten Eden die Cherubim mit dem flammenden, blitzenden Schwert, zu bewachen den Weg zu dem Baum des Lebens.“
„Und du sollst zwei Cherubim machen aus getriebenem Golde an beiden Enden des Gnadenthrones, sodass ein Cherub sei an diesem Ende, der andere an jenem, dass also zwei Cherubim seien an den Enden des Gnadenthrones. Und die Cherubim sollen ihre Flügel nach oben ausbreiten, dass sie mit ihren Flügeln den Gnadenthron bedecken und eines jeden Antlitz gegen das…
This word in other languages
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.