atemlos

[ˈaːtəmˌloːs]

/[ˈaːtəmˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“atemlos” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,895
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwer atmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-atemlos · atemlos · German

atemlos · rank #25,895 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,895
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asylsuchende

Nearest frequency peer: Asylsuchende (-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 „atemlos“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „atemlos“ 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).

atemlos vs Atemnot
57% similar

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

Key facts for atemlos
PropertyValue
Headwordatemlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaːtəmˌloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,895
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „atemlos“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).atemlosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Asylsuchende“ (#25,894), „aufbauend“ (#25,896), „Artenvielfalt“ (#25,893). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „atemlos“ bei #25,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around atemlos (IPA [ˈaːtəmˌloːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,895 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for atemlos, with forms such as "aetmlos", "atelmos", and "atemllos". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Atemnot", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is atemlos, spelled A-T-E-M-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwer atmend
  2. 2
    in schneller Abfolge
  3. 3
    voller Erwartung, Spannung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Sonderling lief dem Hut mit Känguruhsprüngen nach, während er atemlos einige Worte hervorstieß, von denen es nicht immer leicht war, den Zusammenhang zu erraten […].“
  2. [Covid-19-Erkrankungen:] „Zahlreiche Patienten sind noch lange nach ihrer Genesung atemlos und müde.“

This word in other languages

breathless(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aetmlos
  • atelmos
  • atemllos
  • atemloss
  • atemlso
  • atemmlos
  • atemols
  • atmelos
  • attemlos
  • taemlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aetmlos2atelmos2atemllos1atemloss1atemlso2atemmlos1atemols2atmelos2
Edit distance from "atemlos"

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 "atemlos"?
"atemlos" is spelled A-T-E-M-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːtəmˌloːs].
What does "atemlos" mean?
As an adjective, "atemlos" means: schwer atmend
What words are commonly confused with "atemlos"?
"atemlos" is commonly confused with "Atemnot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "atemlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atemlos" is [ˈaːtəmˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atemlos" come from?
"atemlos" 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 "atemlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auguste#25,898awesome#25,904Bartsch#25,908abwägen#25,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list