Katechismus
[katɛˈçɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Katechismus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,844 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,844
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katechismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [katɛˈçɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #38,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katechismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Katechismus is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [katɛˈçɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,844 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Katechismus, with forms such as "aktechismus", "kaetchismus", and "katcehismus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Katechismus, spelled K-A-T-E-C-H-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aktechismus,kaetchismus,katcehismus,katecchismus,katechhismus,katechimsus,katechismmus,katechismsu,katechismuss,katechissmus,katechisums,katechsimus,katecihsmus,katehcismus,kattechismus,kkatechismus,ktaechismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Katechismus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Katechismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-E-C-H-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [katɛˈçɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.