Telepathie
[telepaˈtiː]
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Telepathie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [telepaˈtiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,351 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Telepathie” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Wahrnehmung von Gedanken anderer oder anderen Dingen ohne Hilfe der Sinnesorgane
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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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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
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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.