Hostie
[ˈhɔsti̯ə]
The verdict
“Hostie” is uncommon German (frequency #79,304 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,304
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das zur Eucharistie beziehungsweise zum Abendmahl verwendete Brot (meist als Oblaten; je nach Tradition unterschiedliche Vorstellungen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hostie · Hostie · German
Hostie · rank #79,304 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,304
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Horrorfilmen
Nearest frequency peer: Horrorfilmen (-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 „Hostie“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- homogenes
homogenes
20,700 corpus weight
- Hongkongs
Hongkongs
20,699 corpus weight
- Horrorfilmen
Horrorfilmen
20,698 corpus weight
- Hostie
Hostie
20,697 corpus weight
- Hubschraube…
Hubschraubers
20,695 corpus weight
- Hygienearti…
Hygieneartikel
20,694 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hostie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hostie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔsti̯ə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,304 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hostie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hostie is uncommon German at frequency #79,304 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔsti̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das zur Eucharistie beziehungsweise zum Abendmahl verwendete Brot (meist als Oblaten; je nach Tradition unterschiedliche Vorstellungen)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hostie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hostie, spelled H-O-S-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1das zur Eucharistie beziehungsweise zum Abendmahl verwendete Brot (meist als Oblaten; je nach Tradition unterschiedliche Vorstellungen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hostie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gemäß der römisch-katholischen Lehre von der Transsubstantiation („Wesensverwandlung“) ist Jesus Christus als Gott und Mensch in jeder Partikel der Hostie wirklich, wahrhaft und wesentlich gegenwärtig, solange diese Partikel ihrer Gestalt nach existiert.“
In der katholischen Kirche werden konsekrierte Hostien streng von unkonsekrierten unterschieden und im Tabernakel aufbewahrt, vor allem für die Kommunion der Kranken und der Sterbenden, aber auch zur stillen Anbetung der Gläubigen.
This word in other languages
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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