Seligsprechung
[ˈzeːlɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]
The verdict
“Seligsprechung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Seliger anerkannt wird
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Index DE-seligsprechung · Seligsprechung · German
Seligsprechung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Seligsprechung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːlɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seligsprechung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seligsprechung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlɪçˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Seliger anerkannt wird".
Seligsprechung has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Seligsprechung, spelled S-E-L-I-G-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1der Vorgang, bei dem ein Verstorbener von der Kirche offiziell als Seliger anerkannt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seligsprechung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Heiligsprechung geht eine Seligsprechung voraus.
„Doch die Aussagen der Augenzeugen müssen ihn schließlich wohl überzeugt haben, denn es war Lambertini selbst, der dann als Papst die Seligsprechung verkündete.“
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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.