Nitrate

[niˈtʁaːtə]

/[niˈtʁaːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nitrate” is uncommon German (frequency #70,626 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,626
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nitrat

Key facts for Nitrate
PropertyValue
HeadwordNitrate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[niˈtʁaːtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nitrate” 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). Nitrate lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nitrate is uncommon German at frequency #70,626 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [niˈtʁaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nitrate, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nitrate, spelled N-I-T-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nitrat
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nitrat
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nitrat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Nitrate"?
"Nitrate" is spelled N-I-T-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [niˈtʁaːtə].
What does "Nitrate" mean?
As a noun, "Nitrate" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nitrat
How do you pronounce "Nitrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nitrate" is [niˈtʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nitrate" come from?
"Nitrate" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Nitrate”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-I-T-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [niˈtʁaːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list