Atomstrom

[aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]

/[aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Atomstrom” is uncommon German (frequency #53,483 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,483
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-atomstrom · Atomstrom · German

Atomstrom · rank #53,483 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,483
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Asylrechts

Nearest frequency peer: Asylrechts (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Atomstrom“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Atomstrom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Atomstrom
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtomstrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Atomstrom“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Atomstromfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Asylrechts“ (#53,482), „aufbegehren“ (#53,484), „Asiate“ (#53,481). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Atomstrom“ bei #53,483. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Atomstrom is uncommon German at frequency #53,483 among 6,976 “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

  1. 1
    elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Befürworter des Atomstroms sehen Kernkraft und regenerative Energien als Alternative zum knappen und teuren Öl.“

Antonyms

GrünstromÖkostrom

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 "Atomstrom"?
"Atomstrom" is spelled A-T-O-M-S-T-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm].
What does "Atomstrom" mean?
As a noun, "Atomstrom" means: elektrischer Strom, der durch Kernspaltung oder Kernfusion gewonnen wird
How do you pronounce "Atomstrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atomstrom" is [aˈtoːmˌʃtʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atomstrom" come from?
"Atomstrom" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufraffen#53,486aufwachte#53,491ausbleibt#53,493avanciert#53,502

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list