Hexenverfolgung
[ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Hexenverfolgung” is uncommon German (frequency #95,715 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,715
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hexenverfolgung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #95,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hexenverfolgung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hexenverfolgung is uncommon German at frequency #95,715 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden".
Hexenverfolgung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hexenverfolgung, spelled H-E-X-E-N-V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden
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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.
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Using “Hexenverfolgung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-X-E-N-V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.