Athos

[ˈaːtɔs]

/[ˈaːtɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Athos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,453
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Berg in Griechenland

Corpus desk

Index DE-athos · Athos · German

Athos · rank #44,453 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,453
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Astronom

Nearest frequency peer: Astronom (-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 „Athos“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Athos“ 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).

Athos vs Atom
60% similar
Athos vs Autos
60% similar
Athos vs Atlas
60% similar

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

Key facts for Athos
PropertyValue
HeadwordAthos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːtɔs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,453
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Athos“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Athosliegt 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: „Astronom“ (#44,452), „Audit“ (#44,454), „Asperger“ (#44,451). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Athos“ bei #44,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Athos (IPA [ˈaːtɔs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,453 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Berg in Griechenland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Athos, with forms such as "ahtos", "athhos", and "athoss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Atom", "Autos", "Atlas", and more, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Athos, spelled A-T-H-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Berg in Griechenland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Berg Athos ist für jegliches weibliche Wesen gesperrt, dort wohnen ausschließlich Mönche.

This word in other languages

Athos(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahtos
  • athhos
  • athoss
  • athso
  • atohs
  • atthos
  • tahos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahtos2athhos1athoss1athso2atohs2atthos1tahos2
Edit distance from "Athos"

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 "Athos"?
"Athos" is spelled A-T-H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːtɔs].
What does "Athos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Athos" means: ein Berg in Griechenland
What words are commonly confused with "Athos"?
"Athos" is commonly confused with "Atom", "Autos", "Atlas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Athos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Athos" is [ˈaːtɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Athos" come from?
"Athos" 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 "Athos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Audit#44,454bears#44,472aggro#44,423Brest#44,501

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Amalie7 variantsdrein7 variantsDumas7 variantseilten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list