Militär

[miliˈtɛːɐ̯]

/[miliˈtɛːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Militär” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,604
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewaffnete Streitkräfte eines Staates

Corpus desk

Index DE-militar · Militär · German

Militär · rank #3,604 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,604
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miete

Nearest frequency peer: Miete (-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 „Militär“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Militär“ 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).

Militär vs Militärs
88% similar
Militär vs military
63% similar

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

Key facts for Militär
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilitär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miliˈtɛːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,604
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Militär“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Militärliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Miete“ (#3,603), „Mitarbeitern“ (#3,605), „Master“ (#3,602). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Militär“ bei #3,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Militär (IPA [miliˈtɛːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,604 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bewaffnete Streitkräfte eines Staates".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Militär, with forms such as "imlitär", "miiltär", and "militrä". 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, "Militärs", "military", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Militär, spelled M-I-L-I-T-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewaffnete Streitkräfte eines Staates

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Militär ist für die Verteidigung eines Staates zuständig.
  2. „Koblenz blieb somit weitgehend beschränkt auf seine Funktion als Standort der Verwaltung und des Militärs, als Verkehrsknotenpunkt und Handelszentrum sowie als Versorgungsmittelpunkt für das ländliche Umland.“

Synonyms

Armee

Antonyms

Zivilbevölkerung

This word in other languages

army(English)ejército(Español)armée(Français)exército(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imlitär
  • miiltär
  • militrä
  • milittär
  • militärr
  • miliätr
  • millitär
  • miltiär
  • mliitär
  • mmilitär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Militär - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imlitär2miiltär2militrä2milittär1militärr1miliätr2millitär1miltiär2
Edit distance from "Militär"

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 "Militär"?
"Militär" is spelled M-I-L-I-T-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [miliˈtɛːɐ̯].
What does "Militär" mean?
As a noun, "Militär" means: bewaffnete Streitkräfte eines Staates
What words are commonly confused with "Militär"?
"Militär" is commonly confused with "Militärs", "military". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Militär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Militär" is [miliˈtɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Militär" come from?
"Militär" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lokalen#3,601Kontext#3,597Potsdam#3,614Rathaus#3,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hierfür10 variantsberufen10 variantsdurchs10 variantsBarbara10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list