Ahnentafel
[ˈaːnənˌtaːfl̩]
The verdict
“Ahnentafel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schematische Übersicht über die Vorfahren einer Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-ahnentafel · Ahnentafel · German
Ahnentafel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Ahnentafel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːnənˌtaːfl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ahnentafel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ahnentafel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːnənˌtaːfl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schematische Übersicht über die Vorfahren einer Person".
Ahnentafel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ahnentafel, spelled A-H-N-E-N-T-A-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1schematische Übersicht über die Vorfahren einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ahnentafel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese uns heute schändlich vorkommende Ehre kam auch Zeitgenossen schon schändlich vor. Jedenfalls denjenigen, die sich mit der Binnenmoral lokaler Kriegsherren nicht zufrieden geben wollten, gleich wie groß deren Ahnentafel war und wie viele Familienwappen in den Burgsälen hingen.“
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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.