Ahrtal

[ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl]

/[ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl]/ name

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The verdict

“Ahrtal” is uncommon German (frequency #87,368 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,368
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Tal, in dem die Ahr fließt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahrtal · Ahrtal · German

Ahrtal · rank #87,368 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,368
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ako

Nearest frequency peer: ako (+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 „Ahrtal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ahrtal
PropertyValue
HeadwordAhrtal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,368
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ahrtal“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ahrtalfällt 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: „ako“ (#87,369), „Agen“ (#87,366), „afternoon“ (#87,365). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ahrtal“ bei #87,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ahrtal is uncommon German at frequency #87,368 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Tal, in dem die Ahr fließt".

Ahrtal has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ahrtal, spelled A-H-R-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Tal, in dem die Ahr fließt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ahrtal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Ahrtal wachsen ausgezeichnete Rotweine.
  2. „Das im südwestlichen Nordrhein-Westfalen und nördlichen Rheinland-Pfalz gelegene Ahrtal wird von der 89 km langen Ahr durchflossen.“

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 "Ahrtal"?
"Ahrtal" is spelled A-H-R-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl].
What does "Ahrtal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ahrtal" means: das Tal, in dem die Ahr fließt
How do you pronounce "Ahrtal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ahrtal" is [ˈaːɐ̯ˌtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ahrtal" come from?
"Ahrtal" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ahrtal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ölspur#87,333ärgste#87,328atomar#87,417zirpen#87,311

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list