Teufelsaustreibung
[ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌaʊ̯stʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
The verdict
“Teufelsaustreibung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rituelle Handlung zur Vertreibung des Teufels
Corpus desk
Index DE-teufelsaustreibung · Teufelsaustreibung · German
Teufelsaustreibung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Teufelsaustreibung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌaʊ̯stʁaɪ̯bʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Teufelsaustreibung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Teufelsaustreibung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌaʊ̯stʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rituelle Handlung zur Vertreibung des Teufels".
Teufelsaustreibung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Teufelsaustreibung, spelled T-E-U-F-E-L-S-A-U-S-T-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1rituelle Handlung zur Vertreibung des Teufels
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Teufelsaustreibung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Selbst Doktor Gozzi lachte; aber er wünschte das Ende der Posse herbei, denn ihm schienen die Ungereimtheiten seines Vaters eine Entweihung des heiligen Charakters der Teufelsaustreibung zu sein.“
Synonyms
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.