Septuaginta

[zɛptuaˈɡɪnta]

/[zɛptuaˈɡɪnta]/ noun

The verdict

“Septuaginta” is uncommon German (frequency #87,051 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,051
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - älteste und wichtigste Übersetzung der Bibel ins damals alltägliche Altgriechisch (Koine) aus der hebräischen Vorlage; entstand etwa von 250 vor Christus bis 100 nach Christus zunächst im hellenist...

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Index DE-septuaginta · Septuaginta · German

Septuaginta · rank #87,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,051
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH senkten

Nearest frequency peer: senkten (-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 “Septuaginta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Septuaginta” 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 3, 2026
Key facts for Septuaginta
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeptuaginta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛptuaˈɡɪnta]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Septuaginta” 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). Septuaginta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Septuaginta is uncommon German at frequency #87,051 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛptuaˈɡɪnta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "älteste und wichtigste Übersetzung der Bibel ins damals alltägliche Altgriechisch (Koine) aus der hebräischen Vorlage; entstand etwa von 250 vor Christus bis 100 nach Christus zunächst im hellenist...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Septuaginta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Septuaginta, spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-I-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    älteste und wichtigste Übersetzung der Bibel ins damals alltägliche Altgriechisch (Koine) aus der hebräischen Vorlage; entstand etwa von 250 vor Christus bis 100 nach Christus zunächst im hellenistischen Judentum, dann auch im frühen Christentum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei den deuterokanonischen Schriften handelt es sich um Bücher oder Zusätze zu Büchern, die in der Septuaginta überliefert wurden, nicht aber in der masoretischen Texttradition.“
  2. „Die in der Septuaginta enthaltenen, aber von der jüdischen Gemeinde in den Kanon nicht aufgenommenen Schriften bezeichnet man als Apokryphen, d. h. als verborgene, von der öffentlichen Verbreitung ausgeschlossene Schriften.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Septuaginta"?
"Septuaginta" is spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-I-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛptuaˈɡɪnta].
What does "Septuaginta" mean?
As a noun, "Septuaginta" means: älteste und wichtigste Übersetzung der Bibel ins damals alltägliche Altgriechisch (Koine) aus der hebräischen Vorlage; entstand etwa von 250 vor Christus bis 100 nach Christus zunächst im hellenist...
How do you pronounce "Septuaginta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Septuaginta" is [zɛptuaˈɡɪnta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Septuaginta" come from?
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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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