Anatom

[ˌanaˈtoːm]

/[ˌanaˈtoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anatom” is uncommon German (frequency #72,136 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,136
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaftler aus dem Gebiet der Anatomie

Corpus desk

Index DE-anatom · Anatom · German

Anatom · rank #72,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,136
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anbauflächen

Nearest frequency peer: Anbauflächen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Anatom“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Anatom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anatom
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnatom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌanaˈtoːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anatom“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anatomfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anbauflächen“ (#72,137), „Amtssprachen“ (#72,134), „Ancona“ (#72,138). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anatom“ bei #72,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anatom is uncommon German at frequency #72,136 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌanaˈtoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaftler aus dem Gebiet der Anatomie".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Anatom in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anatom, spelled A-N-A-T-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaftler aus dem Gebiet der Anatomie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So vehement war dieses Wachstum, daß einige ältere Anatomen es mit dem eines Tumors verglichen haben.“
  2. „Die beiden Anatomen taten so, als setzten sie ihre Untersuchungen fort.“

This word in other languages

anatomist(English)anatomiste(Français)

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 "Anatom"?
"Anatom" is spelled A-N-A-T-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌanaˈtoːm].
What does "Anatom" mean?
As a noun, "Anatom" means: Wissenschaftler aus dem Gebiet der Anatomie
How do you pronounce "Anatom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anatom" is [ˌanaˈtoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anatom" come from?
"Anatom" 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 "Anatom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ancona#72,138Angkor#72,145Anubis#72,152Agadir#72,116

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list