Telepathie

[telepaˈtiː]

/[telepaˈtiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telepathie” is uncommon German (frequency #58,351 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,351
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wahrnehmung von Gedanken anderer oder anderen Dingen ohne Hilfe der Sinnesorgane

Key facts for Telepathie
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelepathie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[telepaˈtiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Telepathie” 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). Telepathie lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Telepathie is uncommon German at frequency #58,351 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [telepaˈtiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wahrnehmung von Gedanken anderer oder anderen Dingen ohne Hilfe der Sinnesorgane".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Telepathie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Telepathie, spelled T-E-L-E-P-A-T-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wahrnehmung von Gedanken anderer oder anderen Dingen ohne Hilfe der Sinnesorgane

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

telepathy(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Telepathie"?
"Telepathie" is spelled T-E-L-E-P-A-T-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [telepaˈtiː].
What does "Telepathie" mean?
As a noun, "Telepathie" means: Wahrnehmung von Gedanken anderer oder anderen Dingen ohne Hilfe der Sinnesorgane
How do you pronounce "Telepathie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telepathie" is [telepaˈtiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telepathie" come from?
"Telepathie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Telepathie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-L-E-P-A-T-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [telepaˈtiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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