Astronom

[astʁoˈnoːm]

/[astʁoˈnoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Astronom” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,452
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Naturwissenschaftler, der sich mit der Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-astronom · Astronom · German

Astronom · rank #44,452 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,452
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asperger

Nearest frequency peer: Asperger (-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 „Astronom“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Astronom“ 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).

Astronom vs autonom
63% similar
Astronom vs Astronomie
80% similar
Astronom vs Astronomen
80% similar

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

Key facts for Astronom
PropertyValue
HeadwordAstronom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[astʁoˈnoːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,452
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Astronom“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Astronomliegt 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: „Asperger“ (#44,451), „Athos“ (#44,453), „Audit“ (#44,454). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Astronom“ bei #44,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Astronom (IPA [astʁoˈnoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,452 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Naturwissenschaftler, der sich mit der Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern beschäftigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Astronom, with forms such as "asrtonom", "asstronom", and "astornom". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "autonom", "Astronomie", "Astronomen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Astronom, spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Naturwissenschaftler, der sich mit der Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Astronom hat am Himmel einen unbekannten Kometen entdeckt.
  2. „Zwar brachte das Rocky-Mountains-Teleskop den Mond näher heran, aber die Erdatmosphäre schwächte die Lichtstärke derart, daß Barbicane mit Hilfe einer Lorgnette Einzelheiten wahrnehmen konnte, die den Astronomen dort unten verborgen blieben.“

Synonyms

HimmelsforscherSternkundigerWeltraumforscherSternengucker

This word in other languages

astronomer(English)astrónomo(Español)astronome(Français)astrônomo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrtonom
  • asstronom
  • astornom
  • astrnoom
  • astronmo
  • astronnom
  • astronomm
  • astroonm
  • astrronom
  • asttronom
  • atsronom
  • satronom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrtonom2asstronom1astornom2astrnoom2astronmo2astronnom1astronomm1astroonm2
Edit distance from "Astronom"

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 "Astronom"?
"Astronom" is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [astʁoˈnoːm].
What does "Astronom" mean?
As a noun, "Astronom" means: ein Naturwissenschaftler, der sich mit der Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern beschäftigt
What words are commonly confused with "Astronom"?
"Astronom" is commonly confused with "autonom", "Astronomie", "Astronomen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Astronom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Astronom" is [astʁoˈnoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Astronom" come from?
"Astronom" 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 "Astronom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Asperger#44,451Aufzügen#44,460aussetzt#44,466auswählt#44,467

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Barbados12 variantsüberwand12 variantsÜberfalls12 variantsBürgerin12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list