aquarium

[a.kwa.ʁjɔm]

/[a.kwa.ʁjɔm]/ noun

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The verdict

“aquarium” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,805
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasserbehälter, in dem Wasserlebewesen gehalten und betrachtet werden können; Aquarium

Corpus desk

Index DE-aquarium · aquarium · German

aquarium · rank #17,805 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,805
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzuziehen

Nearest frequency peer: anzuziehen (-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 „aquarium“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „aquarium“ 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).

aquarium vs Aquarien
63% similar

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

Key facts for aquarium
PropertyValue
Headwordaquarium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[a.kwa.ʁjɔm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,805
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aquarium“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aquariumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anzuziehen“ (#17,804), „Arbeitgebern“ (#17,806), „Antragsteller“ (#17,803). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aquarium“ bei #17,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aquarium (IPA [a.kwa.ʁjɔm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,805 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aquarium, with forms such as "aqaurium", "aqquarium", and "aquairum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Aquarien", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aquarium, spelled A-Q-U-A-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasserbehälter, in dem Wasserlebewesen gehalten und betrachtet werden können; Aquarium
  2. 2
    öffentlich zugänglicher Ort, an dem sich mehrere solcher Behälter befinden; Aquarium, Aquarienhaus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aqaurium
  • aqquarium
  • aquairum
  • aquarimu
  • aquariumm
  • aquarrium
  • aquaruim
  • aquraium
  • auqarium
  • qauarium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aquarium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aqaurium2aqquarium1aquairum2aquarimu2aquariumm1aquarrium1aquaruim2aquraium2
Edit distance from "aquarium"

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 "aquarium"?
"aquarium" is spelled A-Q-U-A-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [a.kwa.ʁjɔm].
What does "aquarium" mean?
As a noun, "aquarium" means: Wasserbehälter, in dem Wasserlebewesen gehalten und betrachtet werden können; Aquarium
What words are commonly confused with "aquarium"?
"aquarium" is commonly confused with "Aquarien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aquarium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquarium" is [a.kwa.ʁjɔm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aquarium" come from?
"aquarium" 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 "aquarium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anstehen#17,802aufladen#17,812Akteuren#17,795Afghanen#17,794

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ausging10 variantsBefunde10 variantsbetween10 variantsBurnout10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list