Edikt

[eˈdɪkt]

/[eˈdɪkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Edikt” is uncommon German (frequency #52,040 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,040
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erlass, Verlautbarung (amtlich oder vom Kaiser, König)

Corpus desk

Index DE-edikt · Edikt · German

Edikt · rank #52,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,040
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ebersbach

Nearest frequency peer: Ebersbach (-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 „Edikt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Edikt
PropertyValue
HeadwordEdikt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈdɪkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Edikt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ediktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ebersbach“ (#52,039), „düsteres“ (#52,038), „dämmen“ (#52,037). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Edikt“ bei #52,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Edikt is uncommon German at frequency #52,040 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈdɪkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Edikt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Edikt, spelled E-D-I-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erlass, Verlautbarung (amtlich oder vom Kaiser, König)
  2. 2
    gerichtlicher Beschluss über die Eröffnung eines Konkursverfahrens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kaiser erlässt ein Edikt, das den Bauern das Jagen verbietet.
  2. Die Kärntner Haftungen sind in dem Edikt noch mit 10,2 Milliarden Euro angegeben.

Synonyms

AnordnungAnweisungAufforderungAuflageBedingungBefehlBulleCodexDekretDiktatDirektiveErlassGebotGesetzKodexMachtwortMaßregelOrderRichtlinieVerfügungVerordnung

This word in other languages

edict(English)edicto(Español)édit(Français)edito(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 "Edikt"?
"Edikt" is spelled E-D-I-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈdɪkt].
What does "Edikt" mean?
As a noun, "Edikt" means: Erlass, Verlautbarung (amtlich oder vom Kaiser, König)
How do you pronounce "Edikt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Edikt" is [eˈdɪkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Edikt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list