Elysium

[eˈlyːzi̯ʊm]

/[eˈlyːzi̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Elysium” is uncommon German (frequency #52,799 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,799
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, in den antike Helden, die Außerordentliches geleistet haben, entrückt werden, ohne dass sie den Tod erleiden; „Ort der Seligen“

Corpus desk

Index DE-elysium · Elysium · German

Elysium · rank #52,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,799
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Embryonen

Nearest frequency peer: Embryonen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Elysium”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Elysium” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elysium
PropertyValue
HeadwordElysium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈlyːzi̯ʊm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Elysium” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Elysiumliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Embryonen“ (#52,800), „elfter“ (#52,797), „Emscher“ (#52,801). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elysium is uncommon German at frequency #52,799 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈlyːzi̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Elysium in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Elysium, spelled E-L-Y-S-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, in den antike Helden, die Außerordentliches geleistet haben, entrückt werden, ohne dass sie den Tod erleiden; „Ort der Seligen“
  2. 2
    ein Gebiet auf dem Planeten Mars

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium (…)“
  2. „Wieland nimmt in seinem Roman (zuerst 1789 im »Teutschen Merkur« in Fortsetzungen erschienen) die Form von Lukians »Totengesprächen« auf und lässt deren Autor und das Objekt seiner biographischen Kolportage im Elysium einander begegnen.“

Antonyms

Hades

This word in other languages

Elysium(English)Elíseo(Español)champs Élysées(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 "Elysium"?
"Elysium" is spelled E-L-Y-S-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈlyːzi̯ʊm].
What does "Elysium" mean?
As a noun, "Elysium" means: Ort, in den antike Helden, die Außerordentliches geleistet haben, entrückt werden, ohne dass sie den Tod erleiden; „Ort der Seligen“
How do you pronounce "Elysium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elysium" is [eˈlyːzi̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elysium" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Emscher#52,801einfügt#52,788erfragt#52,815Effekts#52,779

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list