Theodizee
[ˌteodiˈt͡seː]
The verdict
“Theodizee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Versuch einer Rechtfertigung eines allmächtigen, allgütigen und allwissenden Gottes angesichts allen Übels und Leidens in der Welt
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Index DE-theodizee · Theodizee · German
Theodizee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Theodizee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌteodiˈt͡seː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Theodizee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Theodizee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌteodiˈt͡seː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Versuch einer Rechtfertigung eines allmächtigen, allgütigen und allwissenden Gottes angesichts allen Übels und Leidens in der Welt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Theodizee, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Theodizee, spelled T-H-E-O-D-I-Z-E-E.
Definition
- 1der Versuch einer Rechtfertigung eines allmächtigen, allgütigen und allwissenden Gottes angesichts allen Übels und Leidens in der Welt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Theodizee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Ausgang dieſes Rechtehandels vor dem Gerichtshofe der Philoſophie iſt nun: daß alle bisherige Theodicee das nicht leiſte was ſie verſpricht, nehmlich die moraliſche Weisheit in der Weltregierung gegen die Zweifel, die dagegen aus dem was die Erfahrung an dieſer Welt zu erkennen giebt, gemacht werden, zu rechtfertigen; obgleich freilich dieſe Zweifel al…
Einige Rabbiner argumentieren nicht rein religiös, wenn es um die sogenannte Theodizee-Frage geht, um die Frage nach Gottes Rolle bei all dem Übel in der Welt.
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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.