religiöse

[ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]

/[ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“religiöse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,829
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös

Corpus desk

Index DE-religiose · religiöse · German

religiöse · rank #4,829 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reiner

Nearest frequency peer: reiner (-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 “religiöse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “religiöse” 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 September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

religiöse vs religiösen
90% similar
religiöse vs religiöser
90% similar
religiöse vs religiöses
90% similar

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

Key facts for religiöse
PropertyValue
Headwordreligiöse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,829
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “religiöse” 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). religiöse lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around religiöse (IPA [ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,829 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for religiöse, with forms such as "erligiöse", "reilgiöse", and "relgiiöse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "religiösen", "religiöser", "religiöses", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is religiöse, spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-Ö-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erligiöse
  • reilgiöse
  • relgiiöse
  • religgiöse
  • religisöe
  • religiöes
  • religiösse
  • religöise
  • reliigöse
  • relligiöse
  • rleigiöse
  • rreligiöse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of religiöse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erligiöse2reilgiöse2relgiiöse2religgiöse1religisöe2religiöes2religiösse1religöise2
Edit distance from "religiöse"

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "religiöse"?
"religiöse" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-Ö-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə].
What does "religiöse" mean?
As an adjective, "religiöse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs religiös
What words are commonly confused with "religiöse"?
"religiöse" is commonly confused with "religiösen", "religiöser", "religiöses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "religiöse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "religiöse" is [ʁeliˈɡi̯øːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "religiöse" come from?
"religiöse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Programme#4,827typischen#4,835niedrigen#4,820männliche#4,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

schreien12 variantsPhänomen12 variantsNorwegen12 variantsverfügen12 variants
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