Admiral

[ˌatmiˈʁaːl]

/[ˌatmiˈʁaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Admiral” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,798
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Admiralsrang

Corpus desk

Index DE-admiral · Admiral · German

Admiral · rank #10,798 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,798
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adams

Nearest frequency peer: Adams (-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 „Admiral“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Admiral
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdmiral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌatmiˈʁaːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,798
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Admiral“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Admiralliegt 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: „Adams“ (#10,797), „airbus“ (#10,799), „Absolventen“ (#10,796). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Admiral“ bei #10,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Admiral (IPA [ˌatmiˈʁaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,798 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Admiral, with forms such as "addmiral", "adimral", and "admiarl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Admiral, spelled A-D-M-I-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Admiralsrang
  2. 2
    Admiralsrang
  3. 3
    Admiralsrang
  4. 4
    Admiralsrang
  5. 5
    Admiralsrang
  6. 6
    Offizier im Range eines Admirals, im weiteren Sinne jeder Offizier in der Laufbahngruppe der Admirale
  7. 7
    Schmetterling , der in Südeuropa überwintert
  8. 8
    Getränk aus Rotwein, Eiern, Zucker und Gewürzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Admiral entspricht dem General bei Heer und Luftwaffe.
  2. In der Kriegsmarine war der Rang des Admirals der dritthöchste.

Synonyms

GeneralGeneral der InfanterieGeneral der ArtillerieGeneral der KavallerieGeneraloberst

Antonyms

PfauenaugeTrauermantelFuchsLandkärtchen

This word in other languages

admiral(English)almirante(Español)amiral(Français)almirante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmiral
  • adimral
  • admiarl
  • admirall
  • admirla
  • admirral
  • admmiral
  • admrial
  • amdiral
  • damiral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Admiral - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addmiral1adimral2admiarl2admirall1admirla2admirral1admmiral1admrial2
Edit distance from "Admiral"

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 "Admiral"?
"Admiral" is spelled A-D-M-I-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌatmiˈʁaːl].
What does "Admiral" mean?
As a noun, "Admiral" means: Admiralsrang
What are common misspellings of "Admiral"?
Common misspellings include "addmiral", "adimral", "admiarl", "admirall", "admirla". The correct spelling is "Admiral".
How do you pronounce "Admiral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Admiral" is [ˌatmiˈʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Admiral" come from?
"Admiral" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

absagen#10,793Walther#10,775breites#10,829bringst#10,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Attentat10 variantsVergabe10 variantsTeilung10 variantsstaunen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list