Atemmaske

[ˈaːtəmˌmaskə]

/[ˈaːtəmˌmaskə]/ noun

The verdict

“Atemmaske” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über dem Mund angebrachte Maske zur Versorgung eines Menschen mit Sauerstoff, Anästhetika oder Ähnliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-atemmaske · Atemmaske · German

Atemmaske · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Atemmaske
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtemmaske
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːtəmˌmaskə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Atemmaske“ im Deutschen

Atemmaskesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Atemmaske is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːtəmˌmaskə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Atemmaske doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Atemmaske, spelled A-T-E-M-M-A-S-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    über dem Mund angebrachte Maske zur Versorgung eines Menschen mit Sauerstoff, Anästhetika oder Ähnliches
  2. 2
    vor dem Mund angebrachte Maske zum Schutz vor gesundheitsgefährdenden Stoffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [Anja Blacha:] „2019 stand sie (ohne Atemmaske) als erste deutsche Bergsteigerin auf dem K2, dem mit 8611 Metern zweithöchsten Berg der Erde.“
  2. [Coronapandemie 2020:] „Mehrere Textilunternehmen haben ihre Produktion kurzfristig umgestellt. Statt Unterwäsche oder Poloshirts stellen sie jetzt Atemmasken her.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Atemmaske"?
"Atemmaske" is spelled A-T-E-M-M-A-S-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːtəmˌmaskə].
What does "Atemmaske" mean?
As a noun, "Atemmaske" means: über dem Mund angebrachte Maske zur Versorgung eines Menschen mit Sauerstoff, Anästhetika oder Ähnliches
How do you pronounce "Atemmaske"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atemmaske" is [ˈaːtəmˌmaskə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atemmaske" come from?
"Atemmaske" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list