Kirchenasyl
[ˈkɪʁçn̩ʔaˌzyːl]
The verdict
“Kirchenasyl” is uncommon German (frequency #81,745 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,745
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Asyl, das meist von einer Kirchengemeinde in Räumen der Kirche gewährt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirchenasyl · Kirchenasyl · German
Kirchenasyl · rank #81,745 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,745
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirchenbücher
Nearest frequency peer: Kirchenbücher (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kirchenasyl”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kinderkleid…
Kinderkleidung
18,260 corpus weight
- Kinderliter…
Kinderliteratur
18,259 corpus weight
- Kinderspiele
Kinderspiele
18,258 corpus weight
- Kirchenasyl
Kirchenasyl
18,256 corpus weight
- Kirchenbüch…
Kirchenbücher
18,255 corpus weight
- Klaudia
Klaudia
18,253 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kirchenasyl” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirchenasyl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁçn̩ʔaˌzyːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,745 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kirchenasyl” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kirchenasyl is uncommon German at frequency #81,745 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçn̩ʔaˌzyːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Asyl, das meist von einer Kirchengemeinde in Räumen der Kirche gewährt wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kirchenasyl, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kirchenasyl, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-A-S-Y-L.
Definition
- 1ein Asyl, das meist von einer Kirchengemeinde in Räumen der Kirche gewährt wird
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kirchenasyl", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.