Astronomie

[astʁonoˈmiː]

/[astʁonoˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Astronomie” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,636. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,636
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sternkunde, Himmelskunde als exakte Naturwissenschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-astronomie · Astronomie · German

Astronomie · rank #16,636 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,636
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Assistentin

Nearest frequency peer: Assistentin (-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 „Astronomie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Astronomie“ 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).

Astronomie vs Autonomie
80% similar
Astronomie vs Astronom
80% similar
Astronomie vs Astrologie
80% similar

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

Key facts for Astronomie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAstronomie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[astʁonoˈmiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,636
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Astronomie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Astronomieliegt 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: „Assistentin“ (#16,635), „arrangiert“ (#16,634), „aufzulösen“ (#16,638). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Astronomie“ bei #16,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Astronomie (IPA [astʁonoˈmiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,636 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Astronomie, with forms such as "asrtonomie", "asstronomie", and "astornomie". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Autonomie", "Astronom", "Astrologie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Astronomie, spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sternkunde, Himmelskunde als exakte Naturwissenschaft
  2. 2
    ein Unterrichtsfach

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit der Astronomie sehr eng verbunden ist die Physik.
  2. „Mystische Anschauung der Astrologie und exakte Wissenschaft der Astronomie lassen sich zwar formell trennen, sie bilden jedoch in der Geistesgeschichte der Menschheit seit jeher eine eigentümliche Verquickung, die auch heutzutage noch zu den seltsamsten Ergebnissen führt.“

Synonyms

HimmelskundeSternkundeSternenkundeRaumforschungWeltraumforschung

Antonyms

Astrologie

This word in other languages

astronomy(English)astronomía(Español)astronomie(Français)astronomia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrtonomie
  • asstronomie
  • astornomie
  • astrnoomie
  • astronmoie
  • astronnomie
  • astronoime
  • astronomei
  • astronommie
  • astroonmie
  • astrronomie
  • asttronomie
  • atsronomie
  • satronomie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Astronomie - 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.

asrtonomie2asstronomie1astornomie2astrnoomie2astronmoie2astronnomie1astronoime2astronomei2
Edit distance from "Astronomie"

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 "Astronomie"?
"Astronomie" is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [astʁonoˈmiː].
What does "Astronomie" mean?
As a noun, "Astronomie" means: Sternkunde, Himmelskunde als exakte Naturwissenschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Astronomie"?
"Astronomie" is commonly confused with "Autonomie", "Astronom", "Astrologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Astronomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Astronomie" is [astʁonoˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Astronomie" come from?
"Astronomie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrangiert#16,634aufzulösen#16,638behilflich#16,645Blockchain#16,651

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Bleistift14 variantszugestellt14 variantsWerdegang14 variantsCocktails14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list