Adm

[atmiˈʁaːl]

/[atmiˈʁaːl]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“Adm” is uncommon German (frequency #84,889 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,889
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Admiral (Dienstgrad der Bundeswehr)

Key facts for Adm
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[atmiˈʁaːl]
Letters3
Frequency rank#84,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Adm” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Adm lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Adm is uncommon German at frequency #84,889 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [atmiˈʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Admiral (Dienstgrad der Bundeswehr)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Adm, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Adm, spelled A-D-M.

Definition

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    Admiral (Dienstgrad der Bundeswehr)

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 "Adm"?
"Adm" is spelled A-D-M. The IPA pronunciation is [atmiˈʁaːl].
What does "Adm" mean?
As an abbreviation, "Adm" means: Admiral (Dienstgrad der Bundeswehr)
How do you pronounce "Adm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adm" is [atmiˈʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adm" come from?
"Adm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Adm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-D-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [atmiˈʁaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list