Aldebaran
[aldebaˈʁaːn]
The verdict
“Aldebaran” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - orangeroter Riesenstern und Hauptstern im Sternbild des Stiers
Corpus desk
Index DE-aldebaran · Aldebaran · German
Aldebaran · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Aldebaran |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aldebaˈʁaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aldebaran“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aldebaran is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aldebaˈʁaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "orangeroter Riesenstern und Hauptstern im Sternbild des Stiers".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Aldebaran, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aldebaran, spelled A-L-D-E-B-A-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1orangeroter Riesenstern und Hauptstern im Sternbild des Stiers
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aldebaran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gegen 19 Uhr steigt eine hübsche Dreierkette über den Nordosthorizont: Links steht der strahlend helle Jupiter, in der Mitte der noch fast volle Mond und rechts funkelt das Stierauge Aldebaran.“
„Da drehte ihn Pécuchet mit dem Blick auf den Großen Bären und zeigte ihm den Polarstern, dann Cassiopeia, deren Konstellation ein Y bildet, die funkelnde Wega im Sternbild der Leier und unten am Horizont den roten Aldebaran.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.