Magnetometer
[maˌɡnetoˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Magnetometer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Messinstrument zur Ermittlung magnetischer Feldstärke
Corpus desk
Index DE-magnetometer · Magnetometer · German
Magnetometer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Magnetometer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˌɡnetoˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Magnetometer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Magnetometer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˌɡnetoˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messinstrument zur Ermittlung magnetischer Feldstärke".
Zero misspellings are on record for Magnetometer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Magnetometer, spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Messinstrument zur Ermittlung magnetischer Feldstärke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Magnetometer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Magnetometer dienen der Messung von Magnetfeldern, ihrer Stärke und auch ihrer Richtung.“
„Das im Rahmen des SAM-Projektes entstandene Magnetometer mißt die Veränderungen der horizontalen Komponenten des Erdmagnetfeldes.“
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.