Nitrat

[niˈtʁaːt]

/[niˈtʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nitrat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,924
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salz der Salpetersäure

Corpus desk

Index DE-nitrat · Nitrat · German

Nitrat · rank #38,924 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,924
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Netzpolitik

Nearest frequency peer: Netzpolitik (-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 „Nitrat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Nitrat“ 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).

Nitrat vs nitro
50% similar

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

Key facts for Nitrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordNitrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[niˈtʁaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,924
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nitrat“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nitratliegt 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: „Netzpolitik“ (#38,923), „normalisiert“ (#38,925), „Nemesis“ (#38,922). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nitrat“ bei #38,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Nitrat (IPA [niˈtʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,924 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Salz der Salpetersäure".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nitrat, with forms such as "intrat", "nirtat", and "nitart". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nitro", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nitrat, spelled N-I-T-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salz der Salpetersäure

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „2010 wurde in Deutschland der Trinkwassergrenzwert von 50 Milligramm Nitrat pro Liter bei rund 14 Prozent der Grundwassermessstellen überschritten.“

This word in other languages

nitrate(English)nitrate(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • intrat
  • nirtat
  • nitart
  • nitratt
  • nitrrat
  • nitrta
  • nittrat
  • nnitrat
  • ntirat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nitrat - 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.

intrat2nirtat2nitart2nitratt1nitrrat1nitrta2nittrat1nnitrat1
Edit distance from "Nitrat"

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 "Nitrat"?
"Nitrat" is spelled N-I-T-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [niˈtʁaːt].
What does "Nitrat" mean?
As a noun, "Nitrat" means: Salz der Salpetersäure
What words are commonly confused with "Nitrat"?
"Nitrat" is commonly confused with "nitro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nitrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nitrat" is [niˈtʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nitrat" come from?
"Nitrat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list