Illustrator

/[ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,192

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Illustrator is aGermannoun. It means: Künstler, der zu einer Vorlage, einem Druckwerk Bilder schafft Pronounced [ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Often confused with Illustration.

Key facts for Illustrator
PropertyValue
HeadwordIllustrator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,192
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Illustrator is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,192 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Künstler, der zu einer Vorlage, einem Druckwerk Bilder schafft".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Illustrator, with forms such as "illsutrator", "illusrtator", and "illusstrator". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Illustration", 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 Illustrator, spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Künstler, der zu einer Vorlage, einem Druckwerk Bilder schafft

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: illsutrator,illusrtator,illusstrator,illustartor,illustraotr,illustratorr,illustratro,illustrattor,illustrrator,illustrtaor,illusttrator,illutsrator,ilulstrator,ilustrator,lilustrator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Illustrator

Misspelling Variants of "Illustrator"

illsutrator11illusrtator11illusstrator12illustartor11illustraotr11illustratorr12illustratro11illustrattor12
Misspelling Variants of "Illustrator"

Frequency rank: #38,192 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Illustrator"?
"Illustrator" is spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Illustrator" mean?
As a noun, "Illustrator" means: Künstler, der zu einer Vorlage, einem Druckwerk Bilder schafft
What words are commonly confused with "Illustrator"?
"Illustrator" is commonly confused with "Illustration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Illustrator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Illustrator" is [ɪlʊsˈtʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Illustrator" come from?
"Illustrator" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.