Theseus

[ˈteːzɔɪ̯s]

/[ˈteːzɔɪ̯s]/ name

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The verdict

“Theseus” is uncommon German (frequency #54,941 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,941
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Held aus der griechischen Mythologie

Corpus desk

Index DE-theseus · Theseus · German

Theseus · rank #54,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,941
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tierversuchen

Nearest frequency peer: Tierversuchen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Theseus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Theseus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Theseus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTheseus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈteːzɔɪ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Theseus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Theseusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tierversuchen“ (#54,942), „testweise“ (#54,939), „tilt“ (#54,943). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Theseus“ bei #54,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Theseus is uncommon German at frequency #54,941 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈteːzɔɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Held aus der griechischen Mythologie".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Theseus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Theseus, spelled T-H-E-S-E-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Held aus der griechischen Mythologie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Theseus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Geschichte von Theseus und seinem Schiff war eine der ersten Sachen, die Jemma Abera mir damals auf der Raumstation Himinn eingetrichtert hat.“

This word in other languages

Theseus(English)Thésée(Français)

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 "Theseus"?
"Theseus" is spelled T-H-E-S-E-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈteːzɔɪ̯s].
What does "Theseus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Theseus" means: Held aus der griechischen Mythologie
How do you pronounce "Theseus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Theseus" is [ˈteːzɔɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Theseus" come from?
"Theseus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Theseus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tanzend#54,936Stängel#54,931Stromer#54,926trockne#54,956

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list