gottgläubig

[ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]

/[ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Glauben an einen Gott habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gottglaubig · gottgläubig · German

gottgläubig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 gottgläubig
PropertyValue
Headwordgottgläubig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gottgläubig“ im Deutschen

gottgläubigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gottgläubig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gottgläubig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gottgläubig, spelled G-O-T-T-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Glauben an einen Gott habend
  2. 2
    konfessionslos, aber nicht atheistisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Worte Eichmanns zeigen einen Menschen, der sich durch sie eine Art Verständnis erhoffen mochte. Als könne ein gottgläubiger Mensch nichts Böses tun!“
  2. „Denn nichts ist für den deutschen Menschen so schändlich und schädlich, wie Unentschiedenheit… Wir wanken da vielfach zwischen zwei Lagern umher, sind gottgläubig im Herzen und katholisch oder evangelisch auf dem Papier; und wenn’s gut geht, richten wir uns auf der gemeinsamen Zone friedlich ein, die da heißt ‚positives Christentum‘. Das darf nicht so we…

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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 "gottgläubig"?
"gottgläubig" is spelled G-O-T-T-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç].
What does "gottgläubig" mean?
As an adjective, "gottgläubig" means: einen Glauben an einen Gott habend
How do you pronounce "gottgläubig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gottgläubig" is [ˈɡɔtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gottgläubig" come from?
"gottgläubig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list