Enthusiast

[ɛntuˈzi̯ast]

/[ɛntuˈzi̯ast]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enthusiast” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,303 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,303
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die Enthusiasmus hat; jemand, der eine leidenschaftliche Begeisterung für etwas aufbringt

Key facts for Enthusiast
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnthusiast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntuˈzi̯ast]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Enthusiast” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Enthusiast lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Enthusiast is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntuˈzi̯ast]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,303 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die Enthusiasmus hat; jemand, der eine leidenschaftliche Begeisterung für etwas aufbringt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Enthusiast in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Enthusiast, spelled E-N-T-H-U-S-I-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Enthusiasmus hat; jemand, der eine leidenschaftliche Begeisterung für etwas aufbringt

This word in other languages

enthusiast(English)

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 "Enthusiast"?
"Enthusiast" is spelled E-N-T-H-U-S-I-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntuˈzi̯ast].
What does "Enthusiast" mean?
As a noun, "Enthusiast" means: Person, die Enthusiasmus hat; jemand, der eine leidenschaftliche Begeisterung für etwas aufbringt
How do you pronounce "Enthusiast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enthusiast" is [ɛntuˈzi̯ast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enthusiast" come from?
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Using “Enthusiast”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-H-U-S-I-A-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛntuˈzi̯ast] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list