Ammoniak

[ˈamoni̯ak]

/[ˈamoni̯ak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ammoniak” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,740
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein stechend riechendes, farbloses, giftiges Gas

Corpus desk

Index DE-ammoniak · Ammoniak · German

Ammoniak · rank #26,740 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,740
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altdorf

Nearest frequency peer: Altdorf (-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 „Ammoniak“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ammoniak“ 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 Ammoniak
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmmoniak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈamoni̯ak]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,740
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ammoniak“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Altdorf“ (#26,739), „amour“ (#26,741), „allgegenwärtig“ (#26,738). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ammoniak“ bei #26,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ammoniak (IPA [ˈamoni̯ak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,740 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein stechend riechendes, farbloses, giftiges Gas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ammoniak, with forms such as "ammnoiak", "ammoinak", and "ammonaik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ammoniak, spelled A-M-M-O-N-I-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein stechend riechendes, farbloses, giftiges Gas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es riecht nach Ammoniak.
  2. NH₃ ist die Summenformel des Ammoniaks.

This word in other languages

ammonia(English)amoníaco(Español)ammoniac(Français)amoníaco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammnoiak
  • ammoinak
  • ammonaik
  • ammoniakk
  • ammonika
  • ammonniak
  • amomniak
  • amoniak
  • mamoniak

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammnoiak2ammoinak2ammonaik2ammoniakk1ammonika2ammonniak1amomniak2amoniak1
Edit distance from "Ammoniak"

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 "Ammoniak"?
"Ammoniak" is spelled A-M-M-O-N-I-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamoni̯ak].
What does "Ammoniak" mean?
As a noun, "Ammoniak" means: ein stechend riechendes, farbloses, giftiges Gas
What are common misspellings of "Ammoniak"?
Common misspellings include "ammnoiak", "ammoinak", "ammonaik", "ammoniakk", "ammonika". The correct spelling is "Ammoniak".
How do you pronounce "Ammoniak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ammoniak" is [ˈamoni̯ak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ammoniak" come from?
"Ammoniak" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list