Artist

[aʁˈtɪst]

/[aʁˈtɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Artist” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,807
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - darstellender Künstler, der hauptsächlich im Varieté oder im Zirkus auftritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-artist · Artist · German

Artist · rank #18,807 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,807
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeiterbeweg…

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeiterbewegung (-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 „Artist“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Artist“ 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).

Artist vs arts
50% similar
Artist vs Attest
67% similar
Artist vs artists
71% similar

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

Key facts for Artist
PropertyValue
HeadwordArtist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁˈtɪst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,807
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Artist“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Artistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeiterbewegung“ (#18,806), „Assoziation“ (#18,808), „Antikörper“ (#18,805). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Artist“ bei #18,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Artist (IPA [aʁˈtɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,807 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "darstellender Künstler, der hauptsächlich im Varieté oder im Zirkus auftritt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Artist, with forms such as "aritst", "arrtist", and "artisst". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "arts", "Attest", "artists", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Artist, spelled A-R-T-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    darstellender Künstler, der hauptsächlich im Varieté oder im Zirkus auftritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du den Artisten gesehen, der auf dem Trapez einen Salto gemacht hat?
  2. „Ich habe gesehen, wie ein arbeitsloser Artist im Laden meiner Mutter gegen zwei Semmeln ein dünnes Bierglas, ein sogenanntes Schnittglas, zerpfiff.“

Synonyms

AkrobatZirkuskünstler

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aritst
  • arrtist
  • artisst
  • artistt
  • artits
  • artsit
  • arttist
  • atrist
  • ratist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Artist - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aritst2arrtist1artisst1artistt1artits2artsit2arttist1atrist2
Edit distance from "Artist"

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 "Artist"?
"Artist" is spelled A-R-T-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁˈtɪst].
What does "Artist" mean?
As a noun, "Artist" means: darstellender Künstler, der hauptsächlich im Varieté oder im Zirkus auftritt
What words are commonly confused with "Artist"?
"Artist" is commonly confused with "arts", "Attest", "artists". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Artist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Artist" is [aʁˈtɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Artist" come from?
"Artist" 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 "Artist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list