Idolatrie
[ˌidolaˈtʁiː]
The verdict
“Idolatrie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Verehrung von bildlichen Darstellungen von Göttern; Götzendienst, übertriebene Ehrerbietung
Corpus desk
Index DE-idolatrie · Idolatrie · German
Idolatrie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Idolatrie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌidolaˈtʁiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Idolatrie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Idolatrie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌidolaˈtʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verehrung von bildlichen Darstellungen von Göttern; Götzendienst, übertriebene Ehrerbietung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Idolatrie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Idolatrie, spelled I-D-O-L-A-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Verehrung von bildlichen Darstellungen von Göttern; Götzendienst, übertriebene Ehrerbietung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Idolatrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man beschuldigte sie der Idolatrie.
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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.