Hexenverfolgung

[ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]

/[ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hexenverfolgung” is uncommon German (frequency #95,715 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,715
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-hexenverfolgung · Hexenverfolgung · German

Hexenverfolgung · rank #95,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,715
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hete

Nearest frequency peer: Hete (-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 „Hexenverfolgung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hexenverfolgung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHexenverfolgung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#95,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hexenverfolgung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hexenverfolgungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hete“ (#95,714), „heruntergefallen“ (#95,712), „hies“ (#95,718). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hexenverfolgung“ bei #95,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hexenverfolgung is uncommon German at frequency #95,715 among 3,372 “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

  1. 1
    Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Was war es, das den Hexenmythos belebte, was aber auch die grauenhaften Hexenverfolgungen ausgelöst hat?“
  2. „Vom Erscheinungen des ›Hexenhammers‹ an (1487) rechnet man den Beginn der eigentlichen Hexenverfolgungen.“

Synonyms

Hexenjagd

This word in other languages

witch-hunt(English)chasse aux sorcières(Français)

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 "Hexenverfolgung"?
"Hexenverfolgung" is spelled H-E-X-E-N-V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ].
What does "Hexenverfolgung" mean?
As a noun, "Hexenverfolgung" means: Bedrohung/Verfolgung von Personen, die der Hexerei verdächtigt werden
How do you pronounce "Hexenverfolgung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hexenverfolgung" is [ˈhɛksn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfɔlɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hexenverfolgung" come from?
"Hexenverfolgung" 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 "Hexenverfolgung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list