Phobos
[ˈfoːbɔs]
The verdict
“Phobos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein natürlicher Satellit des Planeten Mars
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Phobos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːbɔs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Phobos” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Phobos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfoːbɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein natürlicher Satellit des Planeten Mars".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Phobos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Phobos, spelled P-H-O-B-O-S.
Definition
- 1ein natürlicher Satellit des Planeten Mars
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Phobos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-H-O-B-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːbɔs] (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
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.