admit

[ədˈmɪt]

/[ədˈmɪt]/ verb

The verdict

“admit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zutritt gewähren, erlauben, gestatten

Corpus desk

Index DE-admit · admit · German

admit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for admit
PropertyValue
Headwordadmit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ədˈmɪt]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „admit“ im Deutschen

admitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

admit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ədˈmɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for admit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is admit, spelled A-D-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zutritt gewähren, erlauben, gestatten
  2. 2
    sich oder Anderen etwas eingestehen, zugeben, gestehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "She felt almost persuaded that Miss Tilney was at home, and too much offended to admit her; and as she retired down the street, could not withhold one glance at the drawing-room windows, in expectation of seeing her there, but no one appeared at them."

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admit"?
"admit" is spelled A-D-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ədˈmɪt].
What does "admit" mean?
As a verb, "admit" means: Zutritt gewähren, erlauben, gestatten
How do you pronounce "admit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admit" is [ədˈmɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "admit" come from?
"admit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list