Psychopomp
[psyçoˈpɔmp]
The verdict
“Psychopomp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wesen, das die Seelen der Verstorbenen ins Jenseits geleitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-psychopomp · Psychopomp · German
Psychopomp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Psychopomp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [psyçoˈpɔmp] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Psychopomp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Psychopomp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [psyçoˈpɔmp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wesen, das die Seelen der Verstorbenen ins Jenseits geleitet".
Psychopomp doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Psychopomp, spelled P-S-Y-C-H-O-P-O-M-P.
Definition
- 1Wesen, das die Seelen der Verstorbenen ins Jenseits geleitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Psychopomp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Überdies haben die Einheimischen eine furchtbare Angst vor den zahlreichen Ziegenmelkern, die sich in warmen Nächten vernehmen lassen. Man ist fest davon überzeugt, dass diese Vögel Psychopompen seien, die auf die Seelen der Sterbenden lauerten, und dass sie ihre unheimlichen Schreie im Einklang mit dem stockenden Atem der Leidenden ausstießen.“
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.