Phosphat

[fɔsˈfaːt]

/[fɔsˈfaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Phosphat” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,946
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-phosphat · Phosphat · German

Phosphat · rank #38,946 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,946
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfeilen

Nearest frequency peer: Pfeilen (-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 „Phosphat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Phosphat“ 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).

Phosphat vs Phosphor
75% similar

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

Key facts for Phosphat
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhosphat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔsˈfaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,946
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Phosphat“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Phosphatliegt 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: „Pfeilen“ (#38,945), „pinto“ (#38,947), „perverser“ (#38,943). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Phosphat“ bei #38,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Phosphat (IPA [fɔsˈfaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,946 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Salz oder Ester der Phosphorsäure".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Phosphat, with forms such as "hposphat", "phhosphat", and "phopshat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Phosphor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Phosphat, spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salz oder Ester der Phosphorsäure

This word in other languages

phosphate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hposphat
  • phhosphat
  • phopshat
  • phoshpat
  • phospaht
  • phosphatt
  • phosphhat
  • phosphta
  • phospphat
  • phossphat
  • phsophat
  • pohsphat
  • pphosphat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Phosphat - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hposphat2phhosphat1phopshat2phoshpat2phospaht2phosphatt1phosphhat1phosphta2
Edit distance from "Phosphat"

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 "Phosphat"?
"Phosphat" is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔsˈfaːt].
What does "Phosphat" mean?
As a noun, "Phosphat" means: Salz oder Ester der Phosphorsäure
What words are commonly confused with "Phosphat"?
"Phosphat" is commonly confused with "Phosphor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Phosphat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phosphat" is [fɔsˈfaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phosphat" come from?
"Phosphat" 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 "Phosphat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list