Katholik

[katoˈliːk]

/[katoˈliːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katholik” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,803
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger/Mitglied der katholischen Kirche (römisch-katholischen Kirche)

Corpus desk

Index DE-katholik · Katholik · German

Katholik · rank #27,803 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,803
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kentucky

Nearest frequency peer: Kentucky (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Katholik“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Katholik“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Katholik vs Katholiken
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Katholik
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatholik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[katoˈliːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,803
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Katholik“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Katholikliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kentucky“ (#27,804), „Kalkstein“ (#27,801), „Kaiserzeit“ (#27,800). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katholik“ bei #27,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Katholik (IPA [katoˈliːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,803 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anhänger/Mitglied der katholischen Kirche (römisch-katholischen Kirche)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Katholik, with forms such as "aktholik", "kahtolik", and "kathholik". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Katholiken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Katholik, spelled K-A-T-H-O-L-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger/Mitglied der katholischen Kirche (römisch-katholischen Kirche)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Papst ist ein Katholik.
  2. Früher war es unter Katholiken üblich, freitags Fisch zu essen.

Synonyms

Kathole

Antonyms

BuddhistLamaistEvangeleHinduJudeKonfuzianerKopteMormoneMuslimSchiitSunnitProtestantSchintoist

This word in other languages

Catholic(English)católico(Español)catholique(Français)católico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aktholik
  • kahtolik
  • kathholik
  • kathloik
  • kathoilk
  • katholikk
  • katholki
  • kathollik
  • katohlik
  • kattholik
  • kkatholik
  • ktaholik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Katholik - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aktholik2kahtolik2kathholik1kathloik2kathoilk2katholikk1katholki2kathollik1
Edit distance from "Katholik"

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 "Katholik"?
"Katholik" is spelled K-A-T-H-O-L-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [katoˈliːk].
What does "Katholik" mean?
As a noun, "Katholik" means: Anhänger/Mitglied der katholischen Kirche (römisch-katholischen Kirche)
What words are commonly confused with "Katholik"?
"Katholik" is commonly confused with "Katholiken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Katholik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katholik" is [katoˈliːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katholik" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Katholik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kentucky#27,804klatscht#27,809Kräutern#27,816interner#27,788

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

knights12 variantsinoffiziell12 variantslängeres12 variantsMagneten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list