Atemstillstand

[ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant]

/[ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant]/ noun

The verdict

“Atemstillstand” is uncommon German (frequency #96,665 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,665
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das (zeitweilige) Aussetzen der äußeren Atmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-atemstillstand · Atemstillstand · German

Atemstillstand · rank #96,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,665
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH assyrische

Nearest frequency peer: assyrische (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Atemstillstand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Atemstillstand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Atemstillstand
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtemstillstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant]
Letters14
Frequency rank#96,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Atemstillstand“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Atemstillstandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „assyrische“ (#96,664), „athletischen“ (#96,666), „assembler“ (#96,663). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Atemstillstand“ bei #96,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Atemstillstand is uncommon German at frequency #96,665 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das (zeitweilige) Aussetzen der äußeren Atmung".

No misspelling variants are generated for Atemstillstand in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Atemstillstand, spelled A-T-E-M-S-T-I-L-L-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    das (zeitweilige) Aussetzen der äußeren Atmung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Schmerzmittel Fortrai kann in Verbindung mit Alkohol zu Atemstillstand führen.“

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); 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 "Atemstillstand"?
"Atemstillstand" is spelled A-T-E-M-S-T-I-L-L-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant].
What does "Atemstillstand" mean?
As a noun, "Atemstillstand" means: das (zeitweilige) Aussetzen der äußeren Atmung
How do you pronounce "Atemstillstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atemstillstand" is [ˈaːtəmˌʃtɪlʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atemstillstand" come from?
"Atemstillstand" 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 "Atemstillstand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list