Adams

/[ˈaːdams]/ unknown

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,797

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Adams is anGermanunknown. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam Pronounced [ˈaːdams]. Often confused with AMS and ADHS.

Key facts for Adams
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdams
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈaːdams]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,797
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Adams in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Adams is 5 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːdams]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,797 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Adams, with forms such as "aadms", "adamms", and "adamss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "AMS", "ADHS", "arms", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Adams, spelled A-D-A-M-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aadms,adamms,adamss,adasm,addams,admas,daams

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Adams

Misspelling Variants of "Adams"

aadms5adamms6adamss6adasm5addams6admas5daams5
Misspelling Variants of "Adams"

Frequency rank: #10,797 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adams"?
"Adams" is spelled A-D-A-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːdams].
What does "Adams" mean?
As an unknown, "Adams" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs, Vornamen, Eigennamen, Nachnamen Adam
What words are commonly confused with "Adams"?
"Adams" is commonly confused with "AMS", "ADHS", "arms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adams"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adams" is [ˈaːdams]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adams" come from?
"Adams" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.