Kirchgang
[ˈkɪʁçˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Kirchgang” is uncommon German (frequency #84,182 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,182
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Besuch eines Gottesdienstes
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirchgang · Kirchgang · German
Kirchgang · rank #84,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,182
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kindergärtner
Nearest frequency peer: Kindergärtner (-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 “Kirchgang”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kinderficker
Kinderficker
15,821 corpus weight
- Kindergärtn…
Kindergärtner
15,820 corpus weight
- Kirchgang
Kirchgang
15,819 corpus weight
- Kirschblüten
Kirschblüten
15,818 corpus weight
- kitschige
kitschige
15,817 corpus weight
- Kleins
Kleins
15,816 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kirchgang” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirchgang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁçˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kirchgang” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kirchgang is uncommon German at frequency #84,182 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Besuch eines Gottesdienstes".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kirchgang, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kirchgang, spelled K-I-R-C-H-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Besuch eines Gottesdienstes
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kirchgang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 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.