Jesuit

[jezuˈiːt]

/[jezuˈiːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jesuit” is uncommon German (frequency #61,644 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,644
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied des katholischen Ordens „Gesellschaft Jesu“

Corpus desk

Index DE-jesuit · Jesuit · German

Jesuit · rank #61,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,644
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jaroslav

Nearest frequency peer: Jaroslav (-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 „Jesuit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jesuit
PropertyValue
HeadwordJesuit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[jezuˈiːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jesuit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jaroslav“ (#61,643), „Jarl“ (#61,642), „Johanneskirche“ (#61,646). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jesuit“ bei #61,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jesuit is uncommon German at frequency #61,644 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [jezuˈiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Jesuit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Jesuit, spelled J-E-S-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied des katholischen Ordens „Gesellschaft Jesu“
  2. 2
    verschlagener, unmoralischer Eiferer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jeder Jesuit hat ein Gelübde abgelegt, dem Papst gehorsam zu sein.
  2. „Die finnisch-ugrische Theorie wurde 1769 von einem Jesuiten namens János Sajnovics aufgestellt, dem während einer Reise durch Lappland, auf der er astronomische Daten sammelte, die Ähnlichkeit der beiden Sprachen auffiel.“

This word in other languages

Jesuit(English)jesuita(Español)jésuite(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 "Jesuit"?
"Jesuit" is spelled J-E-S-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [jezuˈiːt].
What does "Jesuit" mean?
As a noun, "Jesuit" means: Mitglied des katholischen Ordens „Gesellschaft Jesu“
How do you pronounce "Jesuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jesuit" is [jezuˈiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jesuit" come from?
"Jesuit" 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 "Jesuit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jardin#61,641Ischia#61,635keusch#61,660kruden#61,684

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list