evangelisieren

[evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən]

/[evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“evangelisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die christliche Glaubensbotschaft (das Evangelium) verbreiten; zum Evangelium bekehren; Menschen zu Gott führen

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Index DE-evangelisieren · evangelisieren · German

evangelisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for evangelisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordevangelisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „evangelisieren“ im Deutschen

evangelisierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

evangelisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die christliche Glaubensbotschaft (das Evangelium) verbreiten; zum Evangelium bekehren; Menschen zu Gott führen".

evangelisieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 evangelisieren, spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die christliche Glaubensbotschaft (das Evangelium) verbreiten; zum Evangelium bekehren; Menschen zu Gott führen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mission ist eine wesentliche Dimension des Glaubens: Man kann kein wahrhaft gläubiger Mensch sein, ohne zu evangelisieren. Und die Verkündigung des Evangeliums kann nur aus der Freude hervorgehen, Christus begegnet zu sein.“
  2. „Angelsächsische Missionare in Australien evangelisierten nicht unbedingt nur in den Sprachen der Aborigines, und auch daß die Hermannsburger Missionare die Dieri in deren Idiom evangelisierten, wurde gelegentlich kritisiert.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "evangelisieren"?
"evangelisieren" is spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən].
What does "evangelisieren" mean?
As a verb, "evangelisieren" means: die christliche Glaubensbotschaft (das Evangelium) verbreiten; zum Evangelium bekehren; Menschen zu Gott führen
How do you pronounce "evangelisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evangelisieren" is [evaŋɡeliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "evangelisieren" come from?
"evangelisieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list