Deist
[deˈɪst]
The verdict
“Deist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger des Deismus
Corpus desk
Index DE-deist · Deist · German
Deist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Deist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deˈɪst] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [deˈɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger des Deismus".
Deist has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Deist, spelled D-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Anhänger des Deismus
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Deist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deisten glauben an Gott aus Gründen der Vernunft.
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.