Katechese
[katɛˈçeːzə]
The verdict
“Katechese” 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) - theoretische und praktische Einführung in den christlichen Glauben
Corpus desk
Index DE-katechese · Katechese · German
Katechese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Katechese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [katɛˈçeːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katechese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katechese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [katɛˈçeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Katechese in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Katechese, spelled K-A-T-E-C-H-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1theoretische und praktische Einführung in den christlichen Glauben
- 2der schulische Religionsunterricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katechese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit frühkirchlicher Zeit wird als Vorbereitung auf den Empfang eines Sakraments Katechese gehalten.
„In entsprechender Weise wurden nun auch einzelne Berichte des Alten und Neuen Testaments in die Katechese einbezogen.“
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.