albus
[ˈalbus]
The verdict
“albus” is uncommon German (frequency #55,926 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,926
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - glanzlos weiß
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | albus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈalbus] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,926 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “albus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
albus is uncommon German at frequency #55,926 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈalbus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
albus has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is albus, spelled A-L-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1glanzlos weiß
- 2weiß
- 3unreif, grün
- 4blass, bleich (vor Angst, Schrecken oder Sorge)
- 5hell
- 6heiterstimmend, günstig, gut
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “albus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈalbus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.