Aalmutter
[ˈaːlˌmʊtɐ]
The verdict
“Aalmutter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barschartiger, der im Ostatlantik und den nordeuropäischen Küsten lebt, wissenschaftlich Zoarces viviparus
Corpus desk
Index DE-aalmutter · Aalmutter · German
Aalmutter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aalmutter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːlˌmʊtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aalmutter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aalmutter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːlˌmʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Aalmutter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aalmutter, spelled A-A-L-M-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Barschartiger, der im Ostatlantik und den nordeuropäischen Küsten lebt, wissenschaftlich Zoarces viviparus
- 2eine Gattung der Barschartigen, wissenschaftlich Zoarces
- 3eine Familie der Barschartigen, wissenschaftlich Zoarcidae
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aalmutter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Aalmutter hat einen langgestreckten, hinten spitz zulaufenden Körper.
Die Aalmutter (Zoacres viviparus) ist die namensgebende Art der Gattung und der Familie der Aalmuttern.
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.