Athletin

[atˈleːtɪn]

/[atˈleːtɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Athletin” is uncommon German (frequency #51,933 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,933
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die Sport treibt oder an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt; Sportlerin, Wettkämpferin

Corpus desk

Index DE-athletin · Athletin · German

Athletin · rank #51,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,933
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asylum

Nearest frequency peer: asylum (-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 „Athletin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Athletin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAthletin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[atˈleːtɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Athletin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Athletinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „asylum“ (#51,932), „aufgetan“ (#51,934), „armseligen“ (#51,931). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Athletin“ bei #51,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Athletin is uncommon German at frequency #51,933 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [atˈleːtɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Athletin in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Athletin, spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die Sport treibt oder an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt; Sportlerin, Wettkämpferin
  2. 2
    weibliche Person mit kräftigem Körperbau und ausgeprägter Muskulatur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Athletin hat soeben das Ziel durchquert.
  2. „Depressionen im Spitzensport sind seit den Suiziden bekannter Athleten und Athletinnen ein Dauerthema im öffentlichen Diskurs.“

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 "Athletin"?
"Athletin" is spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [atˈleːtɪn].
What does "Athletin" mean?
As a noun, "Athletin" means: weibliche Person, die Sport treibt oder an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt; Sportlerin, Wettkämpferin
How do you pronounce "Athletin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Athletin" is [atˈleːtɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Athletin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list