Atlas
[ˈatlas]
The verdict
“Atlas” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,596 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #11,596
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein geografisches Kartenwerk
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Atlas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈatlas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Atlas” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Atlas is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈatlas]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,596 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Atlas, with forms such as "altas", "atals", and "atlass". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "aula", "als", "ala", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Atlas, spelled A-T-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1ein geografisches Kartenwerk
- 2grafisches Nachschlagewerk als eine Sammlung von Bildtafeln aus einem Wissensgebiet
- 3der erste Halswirbel, welcher den Kopf trägt
- 4seltener Ausdruck für Atlant, eine architektonische Stütze in Form einer männlichen Person mit erhobenen Armen
- 5Gebirge in Nordwestafrika
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: altas,atals,atlass,atllas,atlsa,attlas,talas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Atlas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Atlas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-T-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈatlas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aula” - see the side-by-side comparison. Atlas vs aula
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.