Atmung

[ˈaːtmʊŋ]

/[ˈaːtmʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Atmung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,220
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem ein Lebewesen Luft in die Atmungsorgane einsaugt und verbrauchte Luft ausstößt

Corpus desk

Index DE-atmung · Atmung · German

Atmung · rank #17,220 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,220
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atemzug

Nearest frequency peer: Atemzug (-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 „Atmung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Atmung“ 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).

Atmung vs atmen
50% similar
Atmung vs among
50% similar
Atmung vs Ahnung
67% similar

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

Key facts for Atmung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtmung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːtmʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,220
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Atmung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Atmungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Atemzug“ (#17,219), „aufgeht“ (#17,221), „around“ (#17,218). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Atmung“ bei #17,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Atmung (IPA [ˈaːtmʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,220 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Atmung, with forms such as "amtung", "atmmung", and "atmnug". 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, "atmen", "among", "Ahnung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Atmung, spelled A-T-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem ein Lebewesen Luft in die Atmungsorgane einsaugt und verbrauchte Luft ausstößt
  2. 2
    chemischer Vorgang, bei dem ein energiehaltiger Stoff mit Hilfe eines zweiten Stoffes (zum Beispiel von Sauerstoff) umgesetzt wird, um Energie im Körper chemisch zu speichern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Atmung ist lebensnotwendig.
  2. Da keine Atmung des Patienten feststellbar war, wurde er beatmet.

Synonyms

AtmenRespiration

This word in other languages

respiration(English)respiración(Español)respiration(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtung
  • atmmung
  • atmnug
  • atmugn
  • atmungg
  • atmunng
  • attmung
  • atumng
  • tamung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Atmung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amtung2atmmung1atmnug2atmugn2atmungg1atmunng1attmung1atumng2
Edit distance from "Atmung"

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 "Atmung"?
"Atmung" is spelled A-T-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːtmʊŋ].
What does "Atmung" mean?
As a noun, "Atmung" means: Vorgang, bei dem ein Lebewesen Luft in die Atmungsorgane einsaugt und verbrauchte Luft ausstößt
What words are commonly confused with "Atmung"?
"Atmung" is commonly confused with "atmen", "among", "Ahnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Atmung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atmung" is [ˈaːtmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atmung" come from?
"Atmung" 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 "Atmung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

around#17,218animal#17,212angelo#17,209abgibt#17,204

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Abflug9 variantsZwerge9 variantsbreitet9 variantsCanyon9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list