Heiliger Geist

[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st]

/[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st]/ phrase

The verdict

“Heiliger Geist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dritte Person der Trinität (das heißt des dreifaltigen Gottes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-heiliger-geist · Heiliger Geist · German

Heiliger Geist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 Heiliger Geist
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeiliger Geist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Heiliger Geist“ im Deutschen

Heiliger Geistliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Heiliger Geist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dritte Person der Trinität (das heißt des dreifaltigen Gottes)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Heiliger Geist in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Heiliger Geist, spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R- -G-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dritte Person der Trinität (das heißt des dreifaltigen Gottes)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An Pfingsten wird gefeiert, dass der Heilige Geist auf die Apostel und Jünger herabkam, wie in der Apostelgeschichte erzählt wird.
  2. „Alle drei Selbstpräsenzen der einen und einzigen Wirklichkeit Gottes sind gleichewig. Dann gilt: der Vater ist Gott; der Sohn ist derselbe Gott und auch der Heilige Geist ist ein und derselbe Gott.“

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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 "Heiliger Geist"?
"Heiliger Geist" is spelled H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R- -G-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st].
What does "Heiliger Geist" mean?
As a phrase, "Heiliger Geist" means: dritte Person der Trinität (das heißt des dreifaltigen Gottes)
How do you pronounce "Heiliger Geist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heiliger Geist" is [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heiliger Geist" come from?
"Heiliger Geist" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list