Which to use
“Atom” and “atome” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,806
- “Atom” frequency rank
- #23,016
- “atome” frequency rank
- 33822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Atom | atome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinstes, nicht mehr chemisch weiter teilbares Teilchen mit ausgeglichener elektrischer Ladung | Atom |
Same sound, different letters: Atom vs atome
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Atom / atome
This is the hard kind. Atom and atome are pronounced identically ([aˈtoːm]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Atom” sits inside “atome”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Atom is recorded at frequency rank #10,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈtoːm]. atome is at rank #23,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced [a.tom].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33822, this pair ranks #1,677,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Atom vs atome
Shared letters: amot. Private to "Atom": -. Private to "atome": e.
"Atom" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "atome" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Atom" and "atome" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Atom" vs "atome" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Atom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Atom" and "atome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atome vs Atze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,677,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.