adelt

[ˈaːdl̩t]

/[ˈaːdl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“adelt” is uncommon German (frequency #87,364 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,364
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-adelt · adelt · German

adelt · rank #87,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,364
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH acre

Nearest frequency peer: acre (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „adelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „adelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adelt
PropertyValue
Headwordadelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaːdl̩t]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adelt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.adeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „acre“ (#87,363), „afternoon“ (#87,365), „Achat“ (#87,362). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „adelt“ bei #87,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adelt is uncommon German at frequency #87,364 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaːdl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for adelt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is adelt, spelled A-D-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln

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 "adelt"?
"adelt" is spelled A-D-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːdl̩t].
What does "adelt" mean?
As a verb, "adelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs adeln
How do you pronounce "adelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adelt" is [ˈaːdl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adelt" come from?
"adelt" 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 "adelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Achat#87,362ätsch#87,329armed#87,406zucke#87,313

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list