Artikel

/[ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#484

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Artikel is aGermannoun. It means: bestimmte Art von Ware Pronounced [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]. It ranks #484 in German word frequency. Often confused with Artikeln and Artikels.

Key facts for Artikel
PropertyValue
HeadwordArtikel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#484
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Artikel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Artikel is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #484 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Artikel, with forms such as "aritkel", "arrtikel", and "artiekl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Artikeln", "Artikels", "Antike", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Artikel, spelled A-R-T-I-K-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bestimmte Art von Ware
  2. 2
    kurzer, in sich abgeschlossener Text im Rahmen einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift oder eines Buches
  3. 3
    Abschnitt eines Gesetzes, Manifests und dergleichen
  4. 4
    das Geschlechtswort, eine Wortart

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aritkel,arrtikel,artiekl,artikell,artikkel,artikle,artkiel,arttikel,atrikel,ratikel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Artikel

Misspelling Variants of "Artikel"

aritkel7arrtikel8artiekl7artikell8artikkel8artikle7artkiel7arttikel8
Misspelling Variants of "Artikel"

Frequency rank: #484 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Artikel"?
"Artikel" is spelled A-R-T-I-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩].
What does "Artikel" mean?
As a noun, "Artikel" means: bestimmte Art von Ware
What words are commonly confused with "Artikel"?
"Artikel" is commonly confused with "Artikeln", "Artikels", "Antike". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Artikel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Artikel" is [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Artikel" come from?
"Artikel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.