Atlas

[ˈatlas]

/[ˈatlas]/ name

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The verdict

“Atlas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,596
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein geografisches Kartenwerk

Corpus desk

Index DE-atlas · Atlas · German

Atlas · rank #11,596 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,596
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Attentäter

Nearest frequency peer: Attentäter (+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 „Atlas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Atlas“ 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).

Atlas vs aula
40% similar
Atlas vs als
40% similar
Atlas vs ala
40% similar

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

Key facts for Atlas
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtlas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈatlas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,596
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Atlas“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Atlasliegt 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: „Attentäter“ (#11,597), „Aschaffenburg“ (#11,594), „aufgezeichnet“ (#11,598). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Atlas“ bei #11,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Atlas (IPA [ˈatlas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,596 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    ein geografisches Kartenwerk
  2. 2
    grafisches Nachschlagewerk als eine Sammlung von Bildtafeln aus einem Wissensgebiet
  3. 3
    der erste Halswirbel, welcher den Kopf trägt
  4. 4
    seltener Ausdruck für Atlant, eine architektonische Stütze in Form einer männlichen Person mit erhobenen Armen
  5. 5
    Gebirge in Nordwestafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich muss das mal im Atlas nachschauen.
  2. „Weil ich nicht viele bunte Bücher hatte, spielte ich schließlich mit den Atlanten meiner Tante.“

Synonyms

KartensammlungBildbandAtlasgebirgeAtlant

Antonyms

Karyatide

This word in other languages

atlas(English)atlas(Español)atlas(Français)

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.

altas2atals2atlass1atllas1atlsa2attlas1talas2
Edit distance from "Atlas"

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 "Atlas"?
"Atlas" is spelled A-T-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈatlas].
What does "Atlas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Atlas" means: ein geografisches Kartenwerk
What words are commonly confused with "Atlas"?
"Atlas" is commonly confused with "aula", "als", "ala". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Atlas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atlas" is [ˈatlas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atlas" come from?
"Atlas" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bobby#11,616break#11,619Clown#11,625edlen#11,634

Similar misspelling depth

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

beginne7 variantsBrenner7 variantsVerrat7 variantsEndes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list