adulte

[aˈdʊltə]

/[aˈdʊltə]/ adj

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The verdict

“adulte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult

Corpus desk

Index DE-adulte · adulte · German

adulte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for adulte
PropertyValue
Headwordadulte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈdʊltə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adulte“ im Deutschen

adulteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adulte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈdʊltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

adulte has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 adulte, spelled A-D-U-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adulte"?
"adulte" is spelled A-D-U-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈdʊltə].
What does "adulte" mean?
As an adjective, "adulte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs adult
How do you pronounce "adulte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adulte" is [aˈdʊltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adulte" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list