exegete
/ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/
"exegete" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exegete” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exegete · exegete · English
exegete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | exegete |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exegete” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exegete is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.".
No misspelling variants are generated for exegete in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”). The correct English form is exegete, spelled E-X-E-G-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exegete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
In Plato's state all three exegetes will be selected by Apollo. This is contrary to the practice of Hellenistic times, according to the evidence so ably marshaled by Oliver, when only two of the exegetes were named by the oracle.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
This word in other languages
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.