Which to use
“uralt” and “uralte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,208
- “uralt” frequency rank
- #18,416
- “uralte” frequency rank
- 44624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uralt | uralte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr alt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt |
Where the eye mixes uralt and uralte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: uralt vs uralte
A purely visual mix-up. uralt ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]) and uralte ([ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “uralt” sits inside “uralte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uralt is recorded at frequency rank #26,208, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]. uralte is at rank #18,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44624, this pair ranks #1,380,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uralt vs uralte
Shared letters: alrtu. Private to "uralt": -. Private to "uralte": e.
"uralt" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "uralte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uralt" for "uralte" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "uralt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uralte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,380,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uralt" and "uralte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ural vs uralt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,380,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.