Atmung

/[ˈaːtmʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,220

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Atmung is aGermannoun. It means: Vorgang, bei dem ein Lebewesen Luft in die Atmungsorgane einsaugt und verbrauchte Luft ausstößt Pronounced [ˈaːtmʊŋ]. Often confused with atmen and among.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Atmung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Atmung is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːtmʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,220 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Atmung, with forms such as "amtung", "atmmung", and "atmnug". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "atmen", "among", "Ahnung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Atmung, spelled A-T-M-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amtung,atmmung,atmnug,atmugn,atmungg,atmunng,attmung,atumng,tamung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Atmung

Misspelling Variants of "Atmung"

amtung6atmmung7atmnug6atmugn6atmungg7atmunng7attmung7atumng6
Misspelling Variants of "Atmung"

Frequency rank: #17,220 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.