numinos
[numiˈnoːs]
The verdict
“numinos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als etwas Göttliches zugleich Schauer hervorrufend und anziehend wirkend
Corpus desk
Index DE-numinos · numinos · German
numinos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | numinos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [numiˈnoːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „numinos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
numinos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [numiˈnoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als etwas Göttliches zugleich Schauer hervorrufend und anziehend wirkend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for numinos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is numinos, spelled N-U-M-I-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1als etwas Göttliches zugleich Schauer hervorrufend und anziehend wirkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how numinos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach Otto erinnert die numinose Erfahrung an Begriffe und Prinzipien wie Liebe, Übermacht und Güte, so dass das Numinose zwar nicht beschrieben, jedoch mit dem Denken und Handeln verbunden ist.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.