exkommunizieren

[ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der kirchlichen Gemeinschaft der Gläubigen ausschließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-exkommunizieren · exkommunizieren · German

exkommunizieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 exkommunizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordexkommunizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „exkommunizieren“ im Deutschen

exkommunizierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

exkommunizieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der kirchlichen Gemeinschaft der Gläubigen ausschließen".

Zero misspellings are on record for exkommunizieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is exkommunizieren, spelled E-X-K-O-M-M-U-N-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der kirchlichen Gemeinschaft der Gläubigen ausschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Kirche exkommuniziert den König.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exkommunizieren"?
"exkommunizieren" is spelled E-X-K-O-M-M-U-N-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "exkommunizieren" mean?
As a verb, "exkommunizieren" means: aus der kirchlichen Gemeinschaft der Gläubigen ausschließen
How do you pronounce "exkommunizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exkommunizieren" is [ɛkskɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exkommunizieren" come from?
"exkommunizieren" 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