ADAC

[ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː]

/[ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː]/ noun

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The verdict

“ADAC” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,031
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club

Corpus desk

Index DE-adac · ADAC · German

ADAC · rank #10,031 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,031
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH achtet

Nearest frequency peer: achtet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ADAC“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ADAC“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ADAC vs aha
0% similar
ADAC vs aka
0% similar
ADAC vs aua
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ADAC
PropertyValue
HeadwordADAC
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,031
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ADAC“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ADACliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „achtet“ (#10,030), „Alexandra“ (#10,032), „absolvierte“ (#10,029). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ADAC“ bei #10,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ADAC (IPA [ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,031 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ADAC, with forms such as "aadc", "adacc", and "adca". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aha", "aka", "aua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ADAC, spelled A-D-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pack bitte den ADAC-Atlas noch ein.
  2. „Fast 300 000 Mitglieder sind nach Betrugsskandal aus dem ADAC ausgetreten.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadc
  • adacc
  • adca
  • addac
  • daac

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ADAC - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aadc2adacc1adca2addac1daac2
Edit distance from "ADAC"

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 "ADAC"?
"ADAC" is spelled A-D-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː].
What does "ADAC" mean?
As a noun, "ADAC" means: Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club
What words are commonly confused with "ADAC"?
"ADAC" is commonly confused with "aha", "aka", "aua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ADAC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ADAC" is [ˌaːdeːʔaːˈt͡seː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ADAC" come from?
"ADAC" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vogt#10,007Flut#10,084sing#9,977Pilz#9,962

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Luke5 variantsLappen5 variantsluis5 variantsrauf5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list