Ramadan

[ˌʁamaˈdaːn]

/[ˌʁamaˈdaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Ramadan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,013
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der neunte Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders und heiliger Fastenmonat, während dem jeder gläubige Muslim (mit Ausnahmen wie unter anderem Kranke, Reisende, Schwangere und vorpubertäre Kinder) ver...

Corpus desk

Index DE-ramadan · Ramadan · German

Ramadan · rank #27,013 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,013
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH pushen

Nearest frequency peer: pushen (-2 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 „Ramadan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ramadan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ramadan
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamadan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʁamaˈdaːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,013
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ramadan“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ramadanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pushen“ (#27,011), „psychologischer“ (#27,010), „raps“ (#27,016). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ramadan“ bei #27,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Ramadan (IPA [ˌʁamaˈdaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,013 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der neunte Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders und heiliger Fastenmonat, während dem jeder gläubige Muslim (mit Ausnahmen wie unter anderem Kranke, Reisende, Schwangere und vorpubertäre Kinder) ver...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ramadan, with forms such as "armadan", "raamdan", and "ramaadn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ramadan, spelled R-A-M-A-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der neunte Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders und heiliger Fastenmonat, während dem jeder gläubige Muslim (mit Ausnahmen wie unter anderem Kranke, Reisende, Schwangere und vorpubertäre Kinder) verpflichtet ist, sich von Sonnenaufgang bis Sonnenuntergang des Essens, Trinkens und des Beischlafs zu enthalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ramadan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Ramadan fasten die Muslime.
  2. „«Insha'Allah» werden wir in einem der nächsten Ramadane wieder dabei sein und musikalische «Nights in Tunisia» oder anderswo verbringen können.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armadan
  • raamdan
  • ramaadn
  • ramadann
  • ramaddan
  • ramadna
  • ramdaan
  • rammadan
  • rmaadan
  • rramadan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ramadan - 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.

armadan2raamdan2ramaadn2ramadann1ramaddan1ramadna2ramdaan2rammadan1
Edit distance from "Ramadan"

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 "Ramadan"?
"Ramadan" is spelled R-A-M-A-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʁamaˈdaːn].
What does "Ramadan" mean?
As a noun, "Ramadan" means: der neunte Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders und heiliger Fastenmonat, während dem jeder gläubige Muslim (mit Ausnahmen wie unter anderem Kranke, Reisende, Schwangere und vorpubertäre Kinder) ver...
What are common misspellings of "Ramadan"?
Common misspellings include "armadan", "raamdan", "ramaadn", "ramadann", "ramaddan". The correct spelling is "Ramadan".
How do you pronounce "Ramadan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ramadan" is [ˌʁamaˈdaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ramadan" come from?
"Ramadan" 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 "Ramadan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list