atonal
[ˈatoˌnaːl]
The verdict
“atonal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht tonal, an keine Tonart gebunden
Corpus desk
Index DE-atonal · atonal · German
atonal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atonal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈatoˌnaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „atonal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
atonal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈatoˌnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht tonal, an keine Tonart gebunden".
Zero misspellings are on record for atonal in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is atonal, spelled A-T-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1nicht tonal, an keine Tonart gebunden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how atonal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er summte leise, eine atonale Tonfolge aus John Adams’ Oper 'Nixon in China'.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.