Atomstrom
[aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]
The verdict
“Atomstrom” is uncommon German (frequency #53,483 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,483
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Atomstrom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,483 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Atomstrom” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Atomstrom is uncommon German at frequency #53,483 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird".
Atomstrom has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Atomstrom, spelled A-T-O-M-S-T-R-O-M.
Definition
- 1elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird
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 “Atomstrom”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-T-O-M-S-T-R-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.