Antibiotikum

Name: Antibiotikum, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]

/[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Antibiotikum” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,472
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medikament, das einen so starken, hemmenden Einfluss auf den Stoffwechsel von Mikroorganismen hat, dass es deren Vermehrung oder deren Weiterleben unterbindet, wodurch mittels einer lokalen oder sy...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Antibiotikum vs Antibiotika

83% similar

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

Key facts for Antibiotikum
Property	Value
Headword	Antibiotikum
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#46,472
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Antibiotikum” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Antibiotikum lands here:

#46,472

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Antibiotikum (IPA [antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,472 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Medikament, das einen so starken, hemmenden Einfluss auf den Stoffwechsel von Mikroorganismen hat, dass es deren Vermehrung oder deren Weiterleben unterbindet, wodurch mittels einer lokalen oder sy...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antibiotikum, with forms such as "anitbiotikum", "anntibiotikum", and "antbiiotikum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Antibiotika", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Antibiotikum, spelled A-N-T-I-B-I-O-T-I-K-U-M.

Definition

1
Medikament, das einen so starken, hemmenden Einfluss auf den Stoffwechsel von Mikroorganismen hat, dass es deren Vermehrung oder deren Weiterleben unterbindet, wodurch mittels einer lokalen oder systemischen Therapie bakterielle Infektionskrankheiten behandelt werden.

Antonyms

Probiotikum

This word in other languages

antibiotic(English)antibiótico(Español)antibiotique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anitbiotikum,anntibiotikum,antbiiotikum,antibbiotikum,antibioitkum,antibiotikkum,antibiotikmu,antibiotikumm,antibiotiukm,antibiotkium,antibiottikum,antibitoikum,antiboitikum,antiibotikum,anttibiotikum,atnibiotikum,natibiotikum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Antibiotikum"

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 "Antibiotikum"?

"Antibiotikum" is spelled A-N-T-I-B-I-O-T-I-K-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm].

What does "Antibiotikum" mean?

As a noun, "Antibiotikum" means: Medikament, das einen so starken, hemmenden Einfluss auf den Stoffwechsel von Mikroorganismen hat, dass es deren Vermehrung oder deren Weiterleben unterbindet, wodurch mittels einer lokalen oder sy...

What words are commonly confused with "Antibiotikum"?

"Antibiotikum" is commonly confused with "Antibiotika". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Antibiotikum"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antibiotikum" is [antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Antibiotikum" come from?

"Antibiotikum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Antibiotikum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-N-T-I-B-I-O-T-I-K-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Antibiotika” - see the side-by-side comparison. Antibiotikum vs Antibiotika
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.