heterodox
[hetəʁoˈdɔks]
The verdict
“heterodox” 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) - von der herrschenden (kirchlichen) Lehre abweichend; andersgläubig
Corpus desk
Index DE-heterodox · heterodox · German
heterodox · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | heterodox |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hetəʁoˈdɔks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heterodox“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heterodox is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hetəʁoˈdɔks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von der herrschenden (kirchlichen) Lehre abweichend; andersgläubig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for heterodox, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is heterodox, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-D-O-X.
Definition
- 1von der herrschenden (kirchlichen) Lehre abweichend; andersgläubig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heterodox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man könnte sagen, dass „orthodox“ für das herkömmliche Wissen und „heterodox“ für das noch nicht anerkannte Wissen steht.
„Was er liebt, wie er liebt, wie orthodox oder heterodox, sentimental oder liberal er die Sache betreibt … über alles Dieses erlaube ich mir kein Urtheil und keinen Richterspruch, wenn er mich nicht selbst in seine Geheimnisse einweiht.“
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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.