Ketzerei
German, noun[ˌkɛt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]
Ketzerei is spelled K-E-T-Z-E-R-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ketzerei is a German feminine noun meaning “heresy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abweichung von der gültigen Lehre”.
What does Ketzerei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineheresy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abweichung von der gültigen Lehre 2. unerhörte Abweichung von der gemeingültigen Meinung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ketzerei
- Ketzereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ketzerei?
- [ˌkɛt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ketzerei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ketzerei in German?
Ketzerei appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).