Milliardär

/[ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Milliardär” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,004 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,004
frequency rank, German
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat

Key facts for Milliardär
PropertyValue
HeadwordMilliardär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,004
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Milliardär” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Milliardär lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Milliardär is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,004 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Milliardär, with forms such as "imlliardär", "miliardär", and "mililardär". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Milliarde", "Milliarden", "Milliardäre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Milliardär, spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-Ä-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imlliardär,miliardär,mililardär,millairdär,milliadrär,milliarddär,milliardrä,milliardärr,milliarrdär,milliarädr,milliradär,mliliardär,mmilliardär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Milliardär — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Milliardär"

imlliardär2miliardär1mililardär2millairdär2milliadrär2milliarddär1milliardrä2milliardärr1
Edit distance from "Milliardär"

Frequency rank: #20,004 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Milliardär"?
"Milliardär" is spelled M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯].
What does "Milliardär" mean?
As a noun, "Milliardär" means: jemand, der ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Milliarde (1 000 000 000) einer Währungseinheit hat
What words are commonly confused with "Milliardär"?
"Milliardär" is commonly confused with "Milliarde", "Milliarden", "Milliardäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Milliardär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Milliardär" is [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Milliardär" come from?
"Milliardär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Milliardär”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-L-L-I-A-R-D-Ä-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌmɪli̯aʁˈdɛːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Milliarde” — see the side-by-side comparison. Milliardär vs Milliarde
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.