säkularisieren
[zɛkulaʁiˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“säkularisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigentum der Kirche verstaatlichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sakularisieren · säkularisieren · German
säkularisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | säkularisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [zɛkulaʁiˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „säkularisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
säkularisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [zɛkulaʁiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for säkularisieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is säkularisieren, spelled S-Ä-K-U-L-A-R-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Eigentum der Kirche verstaatlichen
- 2kirchliche Einflussbereiche verweltlichen, etwas aus dem kirchlichen Einflussbereich herausbrechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how säkularisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihm schloß sich ein Teil des südfranzösischen Adels an, der die Kirchenländereien säkularisieren wollte.“
„Ich wollte das ehemalige Idyll deutscher Hochkultur und Zivilisationskritik nicht nur erhalten und modernisieren, sondern auch säkularisieren und amerikanisieren.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.