Atheist

[ateˈɪst]

/[ateˈɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Atheist” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,066
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, welche die Existenz Gottes abstreitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-atheist · Atheist · German

Atheist · rank #28,066 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,066
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asylanträge

Nearest frequency peer: Asylanträge (-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 „Atheist“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Atheist“ 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).

Atheist vs Attest
71% similar
Atheist vs Athens
71% similar
Atheist vs Atheisten
78% similar

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

Key facts for Atheist
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtheist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ateˈɪst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,066
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Atheist“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Atheistliegt 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: „Asylanträge“ (#28,065), „Aufdruck“ (#28,067), „areas“ (#28,064). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Atheist“ bei #28,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Atheist (IPA [ateˈɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,066 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, welche die Existenz Gottes abstreitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Atheist, with forms such as "ahteist", "atehist", and "atheisst". 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, "Attest", "Athens", "Atheisten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Atheist, spelled A-T-H-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, welche die Existenz Gottes abstreitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Atheisten glauben nicht an Gott.
  2. „Ich hatte zuvor nicht gewusst, dass wir in Ägypten so viele Atheisten haben.“

Synonyms

GottesleugnerGottloserHeideUngläubiger

Antonyms

GläubigerTheist

This word in other languages

atheist(English)ateo(Español)athée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahteist
  • atehist
  • atheisst
  • atheistt
  • atheits
  • athesit
  • athheist
  • athiest
  • attheist
  • taheist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Atheist - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahteist2atehist2atheisst1atheistt1atheits2athesit2athheist1athiest2
Edit distance from "Atheist"

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 "Atheist"?
"Atheist" is spelled A-T-H-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ateˈɪst].
What does "Atheist" mean?
As a noun, "Atheist" means: Person, welche die Existenz Gottes abstreitet
What words are commonly confused with "Atheist"?
"Atheist" is commonly confused with "Attest", "Athens", "Atheisten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Atheist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atheist" is [ateˈɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atheist" come from?
"Atheist" 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 "Atheist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

auflöst#28,070Anrecht#28,058Altmark#28,051Beckens#28,087

Similar misspelling depth

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

zumuten10 variantsberuhte10 variantszeitlos10 variantsbetreibe10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list