Ammonit
[amoˈniːt]
The verdict
“Ammonit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kopffüßer mit vier Kiemen und einer spiralförmigen Muschel, der in der Zeit vom Devon bis zur Kreide gelebt hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-ammonit · Ammonit · German
Ammonit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ammonit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amoˈniːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ammonit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ammonit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [amoˈniːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ammonit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ammonit, spelled A-M-M-O-N-I-T.
Definition
- 1Kopffüßer mit vier Kiemen und einer spiralförmigen Muschel, der in der Zeit vom Devon bis zur Kreide gelebt hat
- 2versteinerte Muschel eines Ammoniten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ammonit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ammonit bewegte sich mit erstaunlicher Eleganz und schraubte sch mit der aufrechten Spirale durchs Wasser.
Der Ammonit fuhr einen massiven vogelartigen Schnabel aus und biss der Krabbe zwischen den Augen in die Schale.
Synonyms
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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.