Religionsgeschichte

[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Religionsgeschichte” is uncommon German (frequency #55,652 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,652
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft von der Geschichte der Religionen

Corpus desk

Index DE-religionsgeschichte · Religionsgeschichte · German

Religionsgeschichte · rank #55,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,652
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reiters

Nearest frequency peer: Reiters (-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 „Religionsgeschichte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Religionsgeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordReligionsgeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters19
Frequency rank#55,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Religionsgeschichte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Religionsgeschichtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reiters“ (#55,651), „reparierte“ (#55,654), „reifte“ (#55,648). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Religionsgeschichte“ bei #55,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Religionsgeschichte is uncommon German at frequency #55,652 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Religionsgeschichte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Religionsgeschichte, spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von der Geschichte der Religionen
  2. 2
    Wissenschaftliches Werk, das die Geschichte der Religionen thematisiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber nicht nur die Christen standen auf Fett. Wenn Sie in der Religionsgeschichte weiter zurückgehen, etwa in die frühe biblische Phase, stoßen Sie auf äußerst interessante Sachen. Lesen Sie die Geschichten über den biblischen König Salomo, einen berühmten Frauenheld mit gut 1.000 Liebhaberinnen, und Sie werden sehen, dass keine dieser Frauen dünn war.“
  2. „Hubert Canciks einschlägige Aufsätze liegen jetzt in zwei Bänden vor, die die programmatischen Titel «Römische Religion im Kontext» und «Religionsgeschichten» tragen.“

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 "Religionsgeschichte"?
"Religionsgeschichte" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Religionsgeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Religionsgeschichte" means: Wissenschaft von der Geschichte der Religionen
How do you pronounce "Religionsgeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Religionsgeschichte" is [ʁeliˈɡi̯oːnsɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Religionsgeschichte" come from?
"Religionsgeschichte" 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 "Religionsgeschichte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list