Eremit

[eʁeˈmiːt]

/[eʁeˈmiːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eremit” is uncommon German (frequency #77,914 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,914
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Zurückgezogenheit lebender Mann (zum Beispiel aus religiöser Überzeugung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-eremit · Eremit · German

Eremit · rank #77,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,914
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erdwärme

Nearest frequency peer: Erdwärme (-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 „Eremit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eremit
PropertyValue
HeadwordEremit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eʁeˈmiːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eremit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eremitfällt 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: „Erdwärme“ (#77,913), „Erfrischungen“ (#77,915), „erbrochen“ (#77,912). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eremit“ bei #77,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eremit is uncommon German at frequency #77,914 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eʁeˈmiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Eremit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eremit, spelled E-R-E-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Zurückgezogenheit lebender Mann (zum Beispiel aus religiöser Überzeugung)
  2. 2
    seltener Käfer der Art Osmoderma eremita aus der Familie der Rosenkäfer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nicht alle Eremiten haben sich aus religiösen Gründen für ein Leben in Abgeschiedenheit entschieden.
  2. „1573 hatte sich der Eremit Claus Scheffer am Rande der Nuenhagener Wüstung niedergelassen.“

Synonyms

AnachoretEinsiedlerKlausnerJuchtenkäfer

Antonyms

Zönobit

This word in other languages

hermit(English)eremita(Español)ermite(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 "Eremit"?
"Eremit" is spelled E-R-E-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [eʁeˈmiːt].
What does "Eremit" mean?
As a noun, "Eremit" means: in Zurückgezogenheit lebender Mann (zum Beispiel aus religiöser Überzeugung)
How do you pronounce "Eremit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eremit" is [eʁeˈmiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eremit" come from?
"Eremit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Dioden#77,858debate#77,838Fänger#77,992füllst#77,994

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list