Generaladmiral
[ɡenəˈʁaːlʔatmiˌʁaːl]
The verdict
“Generaladmiral” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zweithöchster Admiralsrang, unter dem Großadmiral und dem Admiral
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Generaladmiral |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔatmiˌʁaːl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Generaladmiral” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Generaladmiral is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔatmiˌʁaːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Generaladmiral in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Generaladmiral, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-A-D-M-I-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Zweithöchster Admiralsrang, unter dem Großadmiral und dem Admiral
- 2Admiral im Range eines Generaladmirals
- 3Titel des jeweilig ältesten Admirals im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Generaladmiral”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-E-R-A-L-A-D-M-I-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔatmiˌʁaːl] (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.