Katechismus

/[katɛˈçɪsmʊs]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,844

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Katechismus is aGermannoun. It means: Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise Pronounced [katɛˈçɪsmʊs].

Key facts for Katechismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatechismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[katɛˈçɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,844
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Katechismus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Katechismus is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, 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". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Katechismus, spelled K-A-T-E-C-H-I-S-M-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise

Synonyms

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Katechismus

Misspelling Variants of "Katechismus"

aktechismus11kaetchismus11katcehismus11katecchismus12katechhismus12katechimsus11katechismmus12katechismsu11
Misspelling Variants of "Katechismus"

Frequency rank: #38,844 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Katechismus"?
"Katechismus" is spelled K-A-T-E-C-H-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [katɛˈçɪsmʊs].
What does "Katechismus" mean?
As a noun, "Katechismus" means: Lehrbuch der christlichen (insbesondere der römisch-katholischen) Lehre und Denkweise
What are common misspellings of "Katechismus"?
Common misspellings include "aktechismus", "kaetchismus", "katcehismus", "katecchismus", "katechhismus". The correct spelling is "Katechismus".
How do you pronounce "Katechismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katechismus" is [katɛˈçɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katechismus" come from?
"Katechismus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.