langem Atem

/[ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm]/ noun

The verdict

“langem Atem” 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
11
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs langer Atem

Key facts for langem Atem
PropertyValue
Headwordlangem Atem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “langem Atem” sits in German frequency

langem Atem falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for langem Atem is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs langer Atem".

No misspelling variants are generated for langem Atem in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 langem Atem, spelled L-A-N-G-E-M- -A-T-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs langer Atem

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "langem Atem"?
"langem Atem" is spelled L-A-N-G-E-M- -A-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm].
What does "langem Atem" mean?
As a noun, "langem Atem" means: Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs langer Atem
How do you pronounce "langem Atem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langem Atem" is [ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langem Atem" come from?
"langem Atem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “langem Atem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-N-G-E-M- -A-T-E-M — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌlaŋəm ˈaːtəm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.