Exegese
German, noun/ˌɛksəˈɡeːzə/
Exegese is spelled E-X-E-G-E-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exegese is a German feminine noun meaning “exegesis (formal written exposition or explanatory essay)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Feststellung, Erklärung des Inhalts, Auslegung; besonders von Gesetzestexten oder biblischen Büchern”.
What does Exegese mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexegesis (formal written exposition or explanatory essay)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Feststellung, Erklärung des Inhalts, Auslegung; besonders von Gesetzestexten oder biblischen Büchern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Exegese
- Exegesen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Exegese?
- /ˌɛksəˈɡeːzə/
- [ɛkseˈɡeːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Exegese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Exegese in German?
Exegese appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).