Heidentum

[ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]

/[ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Heidentum” is uncommon German (frequency #95,700 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,700
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand des Nicht-zum-Christentum-bekehrt-Seins

Corpus desk

Index DE-heidentum · Heidentum · German

Heidentum · rank #95,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,700
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heiligenhafen

Nearest frequency peer: Heiligenhafen (+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 „Heidentum“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heidentum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Heidentum
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeidentum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heidentum“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Heidentumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Heiligenhafen“ (#95,701), „Hautkrankheit“ (#95,698), „Heilkräfte“ (#95,702). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Heidentum“ bei #95,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Heidentum is uncommon German at frequency #95,700 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Heidentum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Heidentum, spelled H-E-I-D-E-N-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand des Nicht-zum-Christentum-bekehrt-Seins
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit aller Nichtchristen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kurz: Nicht das Christentum, sondern das Heidentum sei die für Europa adäquate, passende Religion.“
  2. „Das Heidentum scheint nicht nur in den erst im Spätmittelalter bekehrten baltischen Landschaften, sondern auch im kernchristlichen Italien bis in die Zeit der Gegenreformation hinein eine selbstbewusste Kultur mit gutem Gewissen und einer solide durchgearbeiteten, fast schon theologisch reflektierten Tradition gewesen zu sein.“

This word in other languages

paganism(English)paganismo(Español)paganisme(Français)paganismo(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heidentum"?
"Heidentum" is spelled H-E-I-D-E-N-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm].
What does "Heidentum" mean?
As a noun, "Heidentum" means: Zustand des Nicht-zum-Christentum-bekehrt-Seins
How do you pronounce "Heidentum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heidentum" is [ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heidentum" come from?
"Heidentum" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Heidentum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grünliche#95,679hinlaufen#95,721grotesker#95,674gradlinig#95,668

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list