nuklear

/[nukleˈaːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,125

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

nuklear is anGermanadj. It means: auf Kernreaktionen beruhend Pronounced [nukleˈaːɐ̯]. Often confused with nukleare and nuklearen.

Key facts for nuklear
PropertyValue
Headwordnuklear
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[nukleˈaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,125
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nuklear in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nuklear is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nukleˈaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,125 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf Kernreaktionen beruhend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for nuklear, with forms such as "nkulear", "nnuklear", and "nukelar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nukleare", "nuklearen", "nuclear", 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 nuklear, spelled N-U-K-L-E-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Kernreaktionen beruhend

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nkulear,nnuklear,nukelar,nukklear,nuklaer,nuklearr,nuklera,nukllear,nulkear,unklear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nuklear

Misspelling Variants of "nuklear"

nkulear7nnuklear8nukelar7nukklear8nuklaer7nuklearr8nuklera7nukllear8
Misspelling Variants of "nuklear"

Frequency rank: #49,125 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nuklear"?
"nuklear" is spelled N-U-K-L-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [nukleˈaːɐ̯].
What does "nuklear" mean?
As an adj, "nuklear" means: auf Kernreaktionen beruhend
What words are commonly confused with "nuklear"?
"nuklear" is commonly confused with "nukleare", "nuklearen", "nuclear". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuklear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuklear" is [nukleˈaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuklear" come from?
"nuklear" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.