Priesterseminar
[ˈpʁiːstɐzemiˌnaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Priesterseminar” is uncommon German (frequency #66,601 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,601
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausbildungsstätte für Priesteramtskandidaten der römisch-katholischen Diözesen, die keinem Orden angehören
Corpus desk
Index DE-priesterseminar · Priesterseminar · German
Priesterseminar · rank #66,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,601
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH privatisieren
Nearest frequency peer: privatisieren (+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 „Priesterseminar“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Praha
Praha
33,405 corpus weight
- prahlt
prahlt
33,404 corpus weight
- prestigeträ…
prestigeträchtigen
33,402 corpus weight
- Priestersem…
Priesterseminar
33,400 corpus weight
- privatisier…
privatisieren
33,399 corpus weight
- programmier…
programmierten
33,397 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Priesterseminar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Priesterseminar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁiːstɐzemiˌnaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #66,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Priesterseminar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Priesterseminar is uncommon German at frequency #66,601 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁiːstɐzemiˌnaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausbildungsstätte für Priesteramtskandidaten der römisch-katholischen Diözesen, die keinem Orden angehören".
Priesterseminar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Priesterseminar, spelled P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R-S-E-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ausbildungsstätte für Priesteramtskandidaten der römisch-katholischen Diözesen, die keinem Orden angehören
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Priesterseminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Priesterseminar steht unter der Leitung eines Regens (teilweise von einem Subregens unterstützt) und eines Spirituals.
„Auf dem Priesterseminar diskutieren die Schüler eine Textstelle in der Bibel.“
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).