Radiant
[ʁaˈdi̯ant]
The verdict
“Radiant” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ebener Winkel im Bogenmaß, bei dem das Verhältnis von Kreisbogen und Radius gleich 1 ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Radiant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁaˈdi̯ant] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Radiant” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Radiant is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaˈdi̯ant]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Radiant in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Radiant, spelled R-A-D-I-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1ebener Winkel im Bogenmaß, bei dem das Verhältnis von Kreisbogen und Radius gleich 1 ist
- 2scheinbarer Ausgangspunkt eines Schwarms von Meteoren
This word in other languages
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 “Radiant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-D-I-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁaˈdi̯ant] (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.