Adressat

[adʁɛˈsaːt]

/[adʁɛˈsaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Adressat” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,680
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empfänger einer Nachricht, insbesondere im Postwesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-adressat · Adressat · German

Adressat · rank #48,680 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,680
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abnormal

Nearest frequency peer: abnormal (-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 „Adressat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Adressat“ 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).

Adressat vs Adresse
75% similar
Adressat vs Adressen
75% similar
Adressat vs Adressaten
80% similar

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

Key facts for Adressat
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdressat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[adʁɛˈsaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,680
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Adressat“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abnormal“ (#48,679), „Afrikanern“ (#48,681), „Abklärung“ (#48,678). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Adressat“ bei #48,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Adressat (IPA [adʁɛˈsaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,680 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Empfänger einer Nachricht, insbesondere im Postwesen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Adressat, with forms such as "addressat", "aderssat", and "adresast". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Adresse", "Adressen", "Adressaten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Adressat, spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empfänger einer Nachricht, insbesondere im Postwesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Adressat dieses Briefs ist Herr Peter Drünschick.
  2. Alle Briefe an unsere Firma landen erst in der Poststelle. Von dort aus werden sie an die Adressaten weitergeleitet.

Synonyms

Empfänger

Antonyms

SenderAbsenderAdressant

This word in other languages

addressee(English)destinatario(Español)destinataire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addressat
  • aderssat
  • adresast
  • adresat
  • adressatt
  • adressta
  • adreßat
  • adrressat
  • adrsesat
  • ardessat
  • daressat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Adressat - 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.

addressat1aderssat2adresast2adresat1adressatt1adressta2adreßat2adrressat1
Edit distance from "Adressat"

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 "Adressat"?
"Adressat" is spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [adʁɛˈsaːt].
What does "Adressat" mean?
As a noun, "Adressat" means: Empfänger einer Nachricht, insbesondere im Postwesen
What words are commonly confused with "Adressat"?
"Adressat" is commonly confused with "Adresse", "Adressen", "Adressaten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adressat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adressat" is [adʁɛˈsaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adressat" come from?
"Adressat" 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 "Adressat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abnormal#48,679zynische#48,658Anlieger#48,703Antillen#48,707

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Alligator11 variantsArzneien11 variantswegfällt11 variantsausstellt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list