Keramik

/[keˈʁaːmɪk]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,120

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Keramik is aGermannoun. It means: mineralischer Werkstoff, aus dem unter anderem Gefäße oder Kunstgegenstände hergestellt werden Pronounced [keˈʁaːmɪk].

Key facts for Keramik
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeramik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[keˈʁaːmɪk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,120
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Keramik is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [keˈʁaːmɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,120 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Keramik, with forms such as "ekramik", "kearmik", and "keraimk". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Keramik, spelled K-E-R-A-M-I-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mineralischer Werkstoff, aus dem unter anderem Gefäße oder Kunstgegenstände hergestellt werden
  2. 2
    aus einem keramischen Werkstoff hergestellte Produkte
  3. 3
    (einzelner) aus keramischem Werkstoff hergestellter Gegenstand, der künstlerisch oder kunsthandwerklich ausgearbeitet wurde
  4. 4
    Technik der Verarbeitung von keramischen Werkstoffen und Herstellung von keramischen Produkten als Handwerk oder Kunstform
  5. 5
    Herstellung keramischer Produkte als Industriezweig

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekramik,kearmik,keraimk,keramikk,keramki,kerammik,kermaik,kerramik,kkeramik,kreamik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Keramik

Misspelling Variants of "Keramik"

ekramik7kearmik7keraimk7keramikk8keramki7kerammik8kermaik7kerramik8
Misspelling Variants of "Keramik"

Frequency rank: #10,120 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Keramik"?
"Keramik" is spelled K-E-R-A-M-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈʁaːmɪk].
What does "Keramik" mean?
As a noun, "Keramik" means: mineralischer Werkstoff, aus dem unter anderem Gefäße oder Kunstgegenstände hergestellt werden
What are common misspellings of "Keramik"?
Common misspellings include "ekramik", "kearmik", "keraimk", "keramikk", "keramki". The correct spelling is "Keramik".
How do you pronounce "Keramik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keramik" is [keˈʁaːmɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keramik" come from?
"Keramik" 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.