Kirchenleitung

[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]

/[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kirchenleitung” is uncommon German (frequency #70,455 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,455
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leitung einer Kirche

Corpus desk

Index DE-kirchenleitung · Kirchenleitung · German

Kirchenleitung · rank #70,455 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,455
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kindermörder

Nearest frequency peer: Kindermörder (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kirchenleitung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kirchenleitung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kirchenleitung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKirchenleitung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirchenleitung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kirchenleitungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kindermörder“ (#70,454), „Kirchlein“ (#70,456), „Kiga“ (#70,453). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kirchenleitung“ bei #70,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kirchenleitung is uncommon German at frequency #70,455 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leitung einer Kirche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kirchenleitung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Kirchenleitung, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-L-E-I-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leitung einer Kirche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Statt neue Denkwege zuzulassen, verschanze sich die Kirchenleitung hinter Traditionen.“
  2. „Dass die Kirchenleitung ein hohes Tempo anschlägt, ist angesichts der Umstände verständlich: Als Folge von Kirchenaustritten und demografischen Entwicklungen hat sich die reformierte Kirche im Kanton Zürich in den vergangenen Jahren stark verändert.“

This word in other languages

consistoire(Français)

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 "Kirchenleitung"?
"Kirchenleitung" is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-L-E-I-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ].
What does "Kirchenleitung" mean?
As a noun, "Kirchenleitung" means: Leitung einer Kirche
How do you pronounce "Kirchenleitung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kirchenleitung" is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kirchenleitung" come from?
"Kirchenleitung" 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 "Kirchenleitung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list