Medikament

[medikaˈmɛnt]

/[medikaˈmɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Medikament” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,900
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Arzneimittel, das in bestimmter Dosierung zur Heilung, Vorbeugung oder Linderung einer Krankheit dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-medikament · Medikament · German

Medikament · rank #10,900 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,900
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH magazine

Nearest frequency peer: magazine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Medikament“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Medikament“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Medikament vs Medikamente
91% similar
Medikament vs Medikamenten
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Medikament
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedikament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[medikaˈmɛnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,900
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medikament“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Medikamentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „magazine“ (#10,899), „misstrauen“ (#10,901), „mitgemacht“ (#10,902). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medikament“ bei #10,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Medikament (IPA [medikaˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,900 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Arzneimittel, das in bestimmter Dosierung zur Heilung, Vorbeugung oder Linderung einer Krankheit dient".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medikament, with forms such as "emdikament", "mdeikament", and "meddikament". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Medikamente", "Medikamenten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Medikament, spelled M-E-D-I-K-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Arzneimittel, das in bestimmter Dosierung zur Heilung, Vorbeugung oder Linderung einer Krankheit dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Medikament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Medikamente dürfen nicht zu hoch dosiert werden.
  2. Rezeptpflichtige Medikamente dürfen von deutschen Verbrauchern nach einem heute veröffentlichten Urteil des Landgerichts Frankfurt am Main auch bei so genannten Internetapotheken bestellt werden.

Synonyms

ArzneiArzneimittelHeilmittelPharmakonPharmazeutikumPräparatMedizinMittel

Antonyms

Placebo

This word in other languages

drug(English)medicamento(Español)médicament(Français)medicamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdikament
  • mdeikament
  • meddikament
  • mediakment
  • medikaemnt
  • medikamennt
  • medikamentt
  • medikametn
  • medikamment
  • medikamnet
  • medikkament
  • medikmaent
  • medkiament
  • meidkament
  • mmedikament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Medikament - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emdikament2mdeikament2meddikament1mediakment2medikaemnt2medikamennt1medikamentt1medikametn2
Edit distance from "Medikament"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Medikament"?
"Medikament" is spelled M-E-D-I-K-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [medikaˈmɛnt].
What does "Medikament" mean?
As a noun, "Medikament" means: ein Arzneimittel, das in bestimmter Dosierung zur Heilung, Vorbeugung oder Linderung einer Krankheit dient
What words are commonly confused with "Medikament"?
"Medikament" is commonly confused with "Medikamente", "Medikamenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medikament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medikament" is [medikaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medikament" come from?
"Medikament" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Medikament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

misstrauen#10,901mitgemacht#10,902regelrecht#10,924Hauptrolle#10,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Schlangen15 variantsschwitzen15 variantsStillstand15 variantsverschont15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list