okkult
[ɔˈkʊlt]
The verdict
“okkult” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (von übersinnlichen Dingen) geheim, verborgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-okkult · okkult · German
okkult · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | okkult |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔˈkʊlt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „okkult“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
okkult is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔˈkʊlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(von übersinnlichen Dingen) geheim, verborgen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for okkult in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is okkult, spelled O-K-K-U-L-T.
Definition
- 1(von übersinnlichen Dingen) geheim, verborgen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how okkult appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Traum ist ja oft als die Pforte zur Welt der Mystik betrachtet worden, gilt heute noch vielen selbst als ein okkultes Phänomen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.