Epikureer
[epikuˈʁeːɐ]
The verdict
“Epikureer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vertreter des Epikureismus
Corpus desk
Index DE-epikureer · Epikureer · German
Epikureer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Epikureer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [epikuˈʁeːɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Epikureer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Epikureer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [epikuˈʁeːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Epikureer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Epikureer, spelled E-P-I-K-U-R-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Vertreter des Epikureismus
- 2jemand, der die Freuden des Daseins unbedenklich genießt; Genussmensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Epikureer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aus Sicht der Epikureer ist die Lust das höchste Gut.
„Im Gegensatz zu den Stoikern interessierten sich die Epikureer nur wenig für Politik und Gesellschaft.“
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.