Druide

[dʁuˈiːdə]

/[dʁuˈiːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Druide” is uncommon German (frequency #92,789 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,789
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keltischer Priester

Corpus desk

Index DE-druide · Druide · German

Druide · rank #92,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,789
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drogenhandels

Nearest frequency peer: Drogenhandels (-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 „Druide“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Druide
PropertyValue
HeadwordDruide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʁuˈiːdə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Druide“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drogenhandels“ (#92,788), „Drivers“ (#92,787), „Dreisprung“ (#92,786). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Druide“ bei #92,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Druide is uncommon German at frequency #92,789 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁuˈiːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keltischer Priester".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Druide in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Druide, spelled D-R-U-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    keltischer Priester

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Gallien hatten die Druiden große Macht.
  2. „Den Neukelten beziehungsweise Neuheiden und vor allem den neuen Druiden geht es um eine Wiederbelebung keltischer Tradition, vor allem der keltischen Religion nach dem Motto: Nicht das Christentum, sondern das Heidentum ist die für Europa adäquate Religion.“

This word in other languages

druid(English)druida(Español)druide(Français)druida(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 "Druide"?
"Druide" is spelled D-R-U-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁuˈiːdə].
What does "Druide" mean?
As a noun, "Druide" means: keltischer Priester
How do you pronounce "Druide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Druide" is [dʁuˈiːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Druide" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

diving#92,778eifert#92,809eitlen#92,824fahlen#92,872

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list