Pharisäer

[faʁiˈzɛːɐ]

/[faʁiˈzɛːɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pharisäer” is uncommon German (frequency #61,813 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,813
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vertreter einer politisch-religiösen Bewegung im antiken Judentum

Corpus desk

Index DE-pharisaer · Pharisäer · German

Pharisäer · rank #61,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,813
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfullingen

Nearest frequency peer: Pfullingen (-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 „Pharisäer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pharisäer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pharisäer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPharisäer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faʁiˈzɛːɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pharisäer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pharisäerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pfullingen“ (#61,812), „Pflichtverletzung“ (#61,811), „Phuket“ (#61,815). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pharisäer“ bei #61,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pharisäer is uncommon German at frequency #61,813 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faʁiˈzɛːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Pharisäer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pharisäer, spelled P-H-A-R-I-S-Ä-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Vertreter einer politisch-religiösen Bewegung im antiken Judentum
  2. 2
    Person, die heuchlerisch und hochmütig ist
  3. 3
    Heißgetränk, das aus einem Kaffee mit einer alkoholischen Beigabe (Kognak, Whisky oder Ähnlichem) und geschlagener Sahne besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pharisäer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er will den Haufen hören, nicht mich oder dich oder einen der abseits geht, wie die Pharisäer die sich abgesondert haben.“
  2. „Nur wenige Jahre nach Jesu Tod wurde der Pharisäer Paulus zum Christentum bekehrt.“

This word in other languages

Pharisee(English)carajillo(Español)pharisien(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pharisäer"?
"Pharisäer" is spelled P-H-A-R-I-S-Ä-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [faʁiˈzɛːɐ].
What does "Pharisäer" mean?
As a noun, "Pharisäer" means: ein Vertreter einer politisch-religiösen Bewegung im antiken Judentum
How do you pronounce "Pharisäer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pharisäer" is [faʁiˈzɛːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pharisäer" come from?
"Pharisäer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pharisäer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pistazien#61,817Osterburg#61,794Powerplay#61,832Protestes#61,844

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list