Xerxes

[ˈksɛʁksɛs]

/[ˈksɛʁksɛs]/ name

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The verdict

“Xerxes” is uncommon German (frequency #52,596 among 21 “X” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,596
frequency rank, German
21
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-xerxes · Xerxes · German

Xerxes · rank #52,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,596
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH wörtlichen

Nearest frequency peer: wörtlichen (-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 „Xerxes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Xerxes
PropertyValue
HeadwordXerxes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈksɛʁksɛs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Xerxes“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Xerxesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wörtlichen“ (#52,595), „wärmste“ (#52,594), „WTC“ (#52,593). Unter 21 „X“-Lemmata liegt „Xerxes“ bei #52,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Xerxes is uncommon German at frequency #52,596 among 21 “X” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈksɛʁksɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Xerxes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Xerxes, spelled X-E-R-X-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Xerxes Mustermann

This word in other languages

Xeres(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 "Xerxes"?
"Xerxes" is spelled X-E-R-X-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈksɛʁksɛs].
What does "Xerxes" mean?
As a proper noun, "Xerxes" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Xerxes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xerxes" is [ˈksɛʁksɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Xerxes" come from?
"Xerxes" 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 "Xerxes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zinken#52,606wicked#52,585wealth#52,578ahnten#52,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list