Exorzist
[ɛksɔʁˈt͡sɪst]
The verdict
“Exorzist” is uncommon German (frequency #87,670 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,670
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine (männliche) Person, die Exorzismus durchführt, d. h. Dämonen aus Gegenständen oder Personen austreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-exorzist · Exorzist · German
Exorzist · rank #87,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,670
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH existentiellen
Nearest frequency peer: existentiellen (-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 „Exorzist“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Euklid
Euklid
12,334 corpus weight
- except
except
12,333 corpus weight
- existentiel…
existentiellen
12,332 corpus weight
- Exorzist
Exorzist
12,331 corpus weight
- exotic
exotic
12,330 corpus weight
- exploits
exploits
12,329 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Exorzist“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exorzist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛksɔʁˈt͡sɪst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exorzist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exorzist is uncommon German at frequency #87,670 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksɔʁˈt͡sɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Exorzist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Exorzist, spelled E-X-O-R-Z-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1eine (männliche) Person, die Exorzismus durchführt, d. h. Dämonen aus Gegenständen oder Personen austreibt
- 2niedere Weihe, die die Ausführung von Exorzismen erlaubte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exorzist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Exorzist tritt in eine direkte Kommunikation mit dem unerwünschten Geist oder Dämon und sucht durch dessen Beseitigung eine Reintegration des ‚Besessenen‘ herbeizuführen.“
„Beim Fortgehen sagte Pater Prospero zum Doktor, das Mädchen sei ohne Zweifel besessen, aber man müsse einen andern Exorzisten holen, da Gott offenbar nicht ihm die Gnade zuteil werden lasse, sie zu erlösen.“
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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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