Simonie
[zimoˈniː]
The verdict
“Simonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Praxis (kirchliche) Ämter gegen Geld zu vergeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-simonie · Simonie · German
Simonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Simonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zimoˈniː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Simonie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Simonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zimoˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Praxis (kirchliche) Ämter gegen Geld zu vergeben".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Simonie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Simonie, spelled S-I-M-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1die Praxis (kirchliche) Ämter gegen Geld zu vergeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Simonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Damals betrieb der Staat Simonie.
„Wie gesagt waren damals Simonie (nach dem aus der Apostelgeschichte bekannten Magier Simon benannte Sünde des „geistlichen Wuchers“, Kauf und Verkauf von geistlichen Gütern und Stellen für Geld oder Geldeswert) und Nepotismus (Verwandtenbegünstigung) verbreitete Erscheinungen.“
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.