Alfeld

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The verdict

“Alfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #58,522 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,522
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-alfeld · Alfeld · German

Alfeld · rank #58,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,522
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH AKWs

Nearest frequency peer: AKWs (-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 „Alfeld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alfeld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alfeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „AKWs“ (#58,521), „allerorten“ (#58,523), „Akkumulation“ (#58,520). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alfeld“ bei #58,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alfeld is uncommon German at frequency #58,522 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Alfeld in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Alfeld, spelled A-L-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alfeld liegt in Deutschlands Nordwesten.
  2. Alfeld liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

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 "Alfeld"?
"Alfeld" is spelled A-L-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Alfeld" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alfeld" means: eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Alfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alfeld" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alfeld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

angina#58,542Antoni#58,551aquila#58,553Attika#58,563

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list