Pfingstbewegung

[ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ]

/[ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pfingstbewegung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - christliche Bewegung, in dessen Mittelpunkt die Erfahrung der Ausgießung des Heiligen Geistes steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-pfingstbewegung · Pfingstbewegung · German

Pfingstbewegung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Pfingstbewegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfingstbewegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pfingstbewegung” sits in German frequency

Pfingstbewegung falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pfingstbewegung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "christliche Bewegung, in dessen Mittelpunkt die Erfahrung der Ausgießung des Heiligen Geistes steht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pfingstbewegung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pfingstbewegung, spelled P-F-I-N-G-S-T-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    christliche Bewegung, in dessen Mittelpunkt die Erfahrung der Ausgießung des Heiligen Geistes steht

This word in other languages

Pentecostalism(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pfingstbewegung"?
"Pfingstbewegung" is spelled P-F-I-N-G-S-T-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ].
What does "Pfingstbewegung" mean?
As a noun, "Pfingstbewegung" means: christliche Bewegung, in dessen Mittelpunkt die Erfahrung der Ausgießung des Heiligen Geistes steht
How do you pronounce "Pfingstbewegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfingstbewegung" is [ˈp͡fɪŋstbəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfingstbewegung" come from?
"Pfingstbewegung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list