Attachment

[əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt]

/[əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt]/ noun

The verdict

“Attachment” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Datei, die mit einer E-Mail versandt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-attachment · Attachment · German

Attachment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for Attachment
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttachment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Attachment“ im Deutschen

Attachmentliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Attachment is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Datei, die mit einer E-Mail versandt wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Attachment in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Attachment, spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Datei, die mit einer E-Mail versandt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An E-Mails können beliebige Dateien wie elektronische Dokumente oder auch Programmdateien als Attachments angehängt werden.
  2. Als Computer-Nutzer sollte man wegen der Virenübertragungsgefahr nur Attachments von vertrauenswürdigen Absendern öffnen.

Synonyms

AnhangDateianhang

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Attachment"?
"Attachment" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-H-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt].
What does "Attachment" mean?
As a noun, "Attachment" means: eine Datei, die mit einer E-Mail versandt wird
How do you pronounce "Attachment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attachment" is [əˈtɛt͡ʃmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attachment" come from?
"Attachment" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list