Antibiotikum

[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]

/[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]/ noun

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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
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-antibiotikum · Antibiotikum · German

Antibiotikum · rank #46,472 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,472
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anschauliche

Nearest frequency peer: anschauliche (-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 „Antibiotikum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Antibiotikum“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntibiotikum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[antiˈbi̯oːtikʊm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#46,472
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Antibiotikum“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anschauliche“ (#46,471), „anwerben“ (#46,473), „anmeldet“ (#46,469). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Antibiotikum“ bei #46,472. 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 6,976 “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. 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das bekannteste Antibiotikum ist Penicillin.
  2. „Allerdings war das Wissen über die korrekte Anwendung von Antibiotika äußerst lückenhaft: So glauben 65 Prozent, dass Antibiotika gegen Erkältungen und Schnupfen helfen - dabei richten solche Medikamente gegen Viruserkrankungen nichts aus und helfen nur gegen bakterielle Infektionen.“

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.

anitbiotikum2anntibiotikum1antbiiotikum2antibbiotikum1antibioitkum2antibiotikkum1antibiotikmu2antibiotikumm1
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anschauliche#46,471Ausrüstungen#46,486Alarmglocken#46,454abgesprungen#46,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

akzeptablen17 variantsBelustigung17 variantsBetrügereien17 variantsZeugenstand17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list