Ångström
[ˈɔŋstʁœm]
The verdict
“Ångström” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hundert Billionstel der Maßeinheit Meter (= 0,000 000 000 1 Meter)
Corpus desk
Index DE-angstrom · Ångström · German
Ångström · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Å" 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 | Ångström |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔŋstʁœm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ångström“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ångström is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔŋstʁœm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hundert Billionstel der Maßeinheit Meter (= 0,000 000 000 1 Meter)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ångström, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Ångström, spelled Å-N-G-S-T-R-Ö-M.
Definition
- 1hundert Billionstel der Maßeinheit Meter (= 0,000 000 000 1 Meter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ångström appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Zehntel eines milliardstel Meters oder 0,1 Nanometer entsprechen einem Ångström.
Sowohl Pikometer als auch Ångström werden häufig für die Angabe von Atom- und Molekülgrößen verwendet.
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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.