Elements

/[eləˈmɛnt͡s]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,493

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Elements is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Element Pronounced [eləˈmɛnt͡s]. Often confused with Element and Elemente.

Key facts for Elements
PropertyValue
HeadwordElements
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eləˈmɛnt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,493
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Elements is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eləˈmɛnt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,493 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Element".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Elements, with forms such as "eelments", "eleemnts", and "elemennts". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Element", "Elemente", "Elementen", and more, 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 Elements, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Element

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelments,eleemnts,elemennts,elemenst,elementss,elementts,elemetns,elemments,elemnets,ellements,elmeents,leements

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Elements

Misspelling Variants of "Elements"

eelments8eleemnts8elemennts9elemenst8elementss9elementts9elemetns8elemments9
Misspelling Variants of "Elements"

Frequency rank: #23,493 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elements"?
"Elements" is spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eləˈmɛnt͡s].
What does "Elements" mean?
As a noun, "Elements" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Element
What words are commonly confused with "Elements"?
"Elements" is commonly confused with "Element", "Elemente", "Elementen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Elements"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elements" is [eləˈmɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elements" come from?
"Elements" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our German index:

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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.