Exorzist
[ɛksɔʁˈt͡sɪst]
The verdict
“Exorzist” is uncommon German (frequency #87,670 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,670
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (männliche) Person, die Exorzismus durchführt, d. h. Dämonen aus Gegenständen oder Personen austreibt
| 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) |
Where “Exorzist” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Exorzist is uncommon German at frequency #87,670 among 57,060 “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
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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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Using “Exorzist”
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- The one correct German spelling is E-X-O-R-Z-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.