Astronaut

[astʁoˈnaʊ̯t]

/[astʁoˈnaʊ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Astronaut” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,833
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weltraumfahrer (besonders der westlichen Weltgemeinschaft), der an einem Raumflug teilnimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-astronaut · Astronaut · German

Astronaut · rank #23,833 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,833
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asiens

Nearest frequency peer: Asiens (-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 „Astronaut“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Astronaut“ 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).

Astronaut vs Astronauten
82% similar

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

Key facts for Astronaut
PropertyValue
HeadwordAstronaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[astʁoˈnaʊ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,833
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Astronaut“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Asiens“ (#23,832), „Auerbach“ (#23,834), „Aserbaidschan“ (#23,831). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Astronaut“ bei #23,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Astronaut (IPA [astʁoˈnaʊ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,833 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Weltraumfahrer (besonders der westlichen Weltgemeinschaft), der an einem Raumflug teilnimmt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Astronaut, with forms such as "asrtonaut", "asstronaut", and "astornaut". 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, "Astronauten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Astronaut, spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weltraumfahrer (besonders der westlichen Weltgemeinschaft), der an einem Raumflug teilnimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Jahr 1961 startete der erste Astronaut ins All.
  2. „Ein »Astronaut«, der den Mond betritt, hat mit der Reise von der Erde bis dorthin von der Entfernung, die uns vom sonnennächsten Fixstern trennt, noch weniger, nämlich 1 Hundertmillionstel, zurückgelegt.“

Antonyms

Aquanaut

This word in other languages

astronaut(English)cosmonauta(Español)kosmonaute(Français)cosmonauta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrtonaut
  • asstronaut
  • astornaut
  • astrnoaut
  • astroanut
  • astronatu
  • astronautt
  • astronnaut
  • astronuat
  • astrronaut
  • asttronaut
  • atsronaut
  • satronaut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrtonaut2asstronaut1astornaut2astrnoaut2astroanut2astronatu2astronautt1astronnaut1
Edit distance from "Astronaut"

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 "Astronaut"?
"Astronaut" is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [astʁoˈnaʊ̯t].
What does "Astronaut" mean?
As a noun, "Astronaut" means: Weltraumfahrer (besonders der westlichen Weltgemeinschaft), der an einem Raumflug teilnimmt
What words are commonly confused with "Astronaut"?
"Astronaut" is commonly confused with "Astronauten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Astronaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Astronaut" is [astʁoˈnaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Astronaut" come from?
"Astronaut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

beginnende13 variantsÜberdosis13 variantsbildlich13 variantszugetraut13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list