Religionsgemeinschaft

[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]

/[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Religionsgemeinschaft” sits in 1 confusable pair (corpus #35,410) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,410
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gemeinschaft aller, die sich zu einer bestimmten Religion bekennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-religionsgemeinschaft · Religionsgemeinschaft · German

Religionsgemeinschaft · rank #35,410 · 0 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,410
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 42,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH resultierte

Nearest frequency peer: resultierte (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Religionsgemeinschaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Religionsgemeinschaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Religionsgemeinschaft vs Religionsgemeinschaften
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Religionsgemeinschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordReligionsgemeinschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]
Letters21
Frequency rank#35,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Religionsgemeinschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Religionsgemeinschaft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Religionsgemeinschaft is neighbouring look-alikes ("Religionsgemeinschaften"), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]. Frequency #35,410 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Gloss: "Gemeinschaft aller, die sich zu einer bestimmten Religion bekennen".

Religionsgemeinschaft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Religionsgemeinschaften", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Religionsgemeinschaft, spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N-S-G-E-M-E-I-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemeinschaft aller, die sich zu einer bestimmten Religion bekennen

Synonyms

Glaubensgemeinschaft

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Religionsgemeinschaft"?
"Religionsgemeinschaft" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N-S-G-E-M-E-I-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft].
What does "Religionsgemeinschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Religionsgemeinschaft" means: Gemeinschaft aller, die sich zu einer bestimmten Religion bekennen
What words are commonly confused with "Religionsgemeinschaft"?
"Religionsgemeinschaft" is commonly confused with "Religionsgemeinschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Religionsgemeinschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Religionsgemeinschaft" is [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Religionsgemeinschaft" come from?
"Religionsgemeinschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lebensmittelindustrie#35,295Menschheitsgeschichte#35,910Wirtschaftsgeschichte#36,741Zuständigkeitsbereich#33,931
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