Ionosphäre
[i̯onoˈsfɛːʁə]
The verdict
“Ionosphäre” 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) - äußerste Schicht der Atmosphäre eines Himmelskörpers (meist der Erde), die durch Sonnenstrahlung Ionen und freie Elektronen enthält
Corpus desk
Index DE-ionosphare · Ionosphäre · German
Ionosphäre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ionosphäre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [i̯onoˈsfɛːʁə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ionosphäre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ionosphäre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [i̯onoˈsfɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "äußerste Schicht der Atmosphäre eines Himmelskörpers (meist der Erde), die durch Sonnenstrahlung Ionen und freie Elektronen enthält".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ionosphäre, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ionosphäre, spelled I-O-N-O-S-P-H-Ä-R-E.
Definition
- 1äußerste Schicht der Atmosphäre eines Himmelskörpers (meist der Erde), die durch Sonnenstrahlung Ionen und freie Elektronen enthält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ionosphäre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Ionosphäre — jene Schicht, die zwischen 80 und 500 Kilometern unseren Planeten umgibt — ist bis heute so gut wie unerforscht.“
„Diesmal wird die besondere Aufmerksamkeit der Himmelsforscher verschiedenen noch wenig ergründeten Phänomenen gelten, die sich vor allem in der Ionosphäre und der oberen Atmosphäre abspielen.“
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.