häretisch

[hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ]

/[hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine religiöse Irrlehre vertretend

Corpus desk

Index DE-haretisch · häretisch · German

häretisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 häretisch
PropertyValue
Headwordhäretisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „häretisch“ im Deutschen

häretischsitzt 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

häretisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine religiöse Irrlehre vertretend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for häretisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is häretisch, spelled H-Ä-R-E-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine religiöse Irrlehre vertretend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „325 wurden die Bücher des Arius und seiner Schüler nach dem Ersten Konzil von Nicäa als häretisch verbrannt. Nach ähnlichen Anordnungen in Konzilien 381, 431 und 451 wurde die Verbrennung häretischer Schriften ‚sub conspectu judicum‘ angeordnet.“
  2. „Die Gnosis war in den ersten christlichen Jahrhunderten die größte Gefahr für die christliche Kirche geworden und im Mittelalter in der Kabbala und in verschiedenen häretischen Bewegungen wieder aufgetaucht.“

Synonyms

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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 "häretisch"?
"häretisch" is spelled H-Ä-R-E-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ].
What does "häretisch" mean?
As an adjective, "häretisch" means: eine religiöse Irrlehre vertretend
How do you pronounce "häretisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "häretisch" is [hɛˈʁeːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "häretisch" come from?
"häretisch" 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