Filmmaterial
[ˈfɪlmmateˌʁi̯aːl]
The verdict
“Filmmaterial” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,101 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,101
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - physischer Träger (Filmstreifen) fotografischer Aufnahmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Filmmaterial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪlmmateˌʁi̯aːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #38,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Filmmaterial” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Filmmaterial is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɪlmmateˌʁi̯aːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,101 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Filmmaterial, with forms such as "ffilmmaterial", "fillmmaterial", and "filmamterial". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Filmmaterial, spelled F-I-L-M-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1physischer Träger (Filmstreifen) fotografischer Aufnahmen
- 2Gesamtheit aller Einzelbilder auf [1], die als Abfolge bewegte Szenen darstellen; Sammelbegriff für Videoaufnahmen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffilmmaterial,fillmmaterial,filmamterial,filmaterial,filmmaetrial,filmmateiral,filmmaterail,filmmateriall,filmmaterila,filmmaterrial,filmmatreial,filmmatterial,filmmtaerial,fimlmaterial,flimmaterial,iflmmaterial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Filmmaterial - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Filmmaterial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-I-L-M-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɪlmmateˌʁi̯aːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.