Kirchgänger
[ˈkɪʁçˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Kirchgänger” is uncommon German (frequency #98,685 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,685
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die regelmäßig zum Gottesdienst in der Kirche geht
Corpus desk
Index DE-kirchganger · Kirchgänger · German
Kirchgänger · rank #98,685 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,685
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirchenlehrer
Nearest frequency peer: Kirchenlehrer (-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 „Kirchgänger“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kinderfreun…
kinderfreundlich
1,318 corpus weight
- Kirchenlehr…
Kirchenlehrer
1,317 corpus weight
- Kirchgänger
Kirchgänger
1,316 corpus weight
- Kirgisistan
Kirgisistan
1,315 corpus weight
- Klangschalen
Klangschalen
1,314 corpus weight
- Klapperschl…
Klapperschlange
1,313 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kirchgänger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kirchgänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪʁçˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #98,685 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirchgänger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kirchgänger is uncommon German at frequency #98,685 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die regelmäßig zum Gottesdienst in der Kirche geht".
Kirchgänger has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kirchgänger, spelled K-I-R-C-H-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die regelmäßig zum Gottesdienst in der Kirche geht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kirchgänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Sonntag strömen viele Kirchgänger in die Kirche.
„Eines Sonntags machten die Kirchgänger in Krusenhagen aber große Augen; denn Hermine Beckmann kam daher, das Gesangbuch in den Händen und darauf das Taschentuch und den Rükebusch.“
This word in other languages
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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