Exodus
[ˈɛksodʊs]
The verdict
“Exodus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,544 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,544
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das 2. Buch Mose im jüdischen Tanach beziehungsweise im Alten Testament; die Beschreibung des israelitischen Auszugs aus Ägypten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exodus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛksodʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Exodus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Exodus is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛksodʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,544 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Exodus, with forms such as "eoxdus", "exdous", and "exoddus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Exodus, spelled E-X-O-D-U-S.
Definition
- 1das 2. Buch Mose im jüdischen Tanach beziehungsweise im Alten Testament; die Beschreibung des israelitischen Auszugs aus Ägypten
- 2Vorgang, bei dem Menschen ein Gebiet, ein Land verlassen
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eoxdus,exdous,exoddus,exodsu,exoduss,exouds,exxodus,xeodus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Exodus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Exodus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-X-O-D-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛksodʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.