Ketzer

[ˈkɛt͡sɐ]

/[ˈkɛt͡sɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ketzer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,144
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der kirchliche Dogmen und Glaubenslehren ablehnt und/oder öffentlich kritisiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-ketzer · Ketzer · German

Ketzer · rank #30,144 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,144
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kinderbücher

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderbücher (+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 „Ketzer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ketzer“ 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).

Ketzer vs Kotze
67% similar
Ketzer vs Köter
67% similar
Ketzer vs kotzen
50% similar

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

Key facts for Ketzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKetzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛt͡sɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,144
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ketzer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ketzerliegt 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: „Kinderbücher“ (#30,145), „Klassenfahrt“ (#30,146), „kassierte“ (#30,141). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Ketzer“ bei #30,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ketzer (IPA [ˈkɛt͡sɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,144 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ketzer, with forms such as "ektzer", "ketezr", and "kettzer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kotze", "Köter", "kotzen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ketzer, spelled K-E-T-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der kirchliche Dogmen und Glaubenslehren ablehnt und/oder öffentlich kritisiert
  2. 2
    jemand, der öffentlich eine Ansicht zu einem bestimmten Thema vertritt, die der überwiegenden Meinung widerspricht
  3. 3
    Fälscher
  4. 4
    frevelhafter, sittenloser, lüsterner Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber bis ans Ende der Zeiten wird die Kirche auch auf der von ihr bewahrten und bewachten Reich-Gottes-Botschaft Jesu wie auf einem Pulverfaß sitzen, ständig in der Gefahr, sich selbst in die Luft zu sprengen. Und zu denen, die in der Kirche die Lunte an dieses Pulverfaß legen, gehören die Ketzer.“
  2. „Zu Wien, zu Madrid, ja zu Rom wurde der kühne und kluge Ketzer in Ehren gehalten, als das Haupt der großen Verbindung gegen das Haus Bourbon, und selbst zu Versailles war der Haß, den er einflößte, reichlich mit Bewunderung gemischt.“

Synonyms

HäretikerAbtrünnigerFreidenkerFrevlerIrrgläubigerAbweichlerAndersdenkenderDissidentHäretikerFälscherKatzenritterKnabenschänderPapistSimonistSodomit

Antonyms

FrommerRechtgläubiger

This word in other languages

heretic(English)hereje(Español)hérétique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ektzer
  • ketezr
  • kettzer
  • ketzerr
  • ketzre
  • ketzzer
  • kezter
  • kketzer
  • ktezer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ketzer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ektzer2ketezr2kettzer1ketzerr1ketzre2ketzzer1kezter2kketzer1
Edit distance from "Ketzer"

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 "Ketzer"?
"Ketzer" is spelled K-E-T-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛt͡sɐ].
What does "Ketzer" mean?
As a noun, "Ketzer" means: jemand, der kirchliche Dogmen und Glaubenslehren ablehnt und/oder öffentlich kritisiert
What words are commonly confused with "Ketzer"?
"Ketzer" is commonly confused with "Kotze", "Köter", "kotzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ketzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ketzer" is [ˈkɛt͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ketzer" come from?
"Ketzer" 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 "Ketzer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Islams#30,134Kurort#30,158Labors#30,162Ladens#30,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hämmern9 variantsHeften9 variantsHarzer9 variantshartem9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list