Alimente

[aliˈmɛntə]

/[aliˈmɛntə]/ noun

The verdict

“Alimente” is uncommon German (frequency #77,649 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,649
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldbetrag, der regelmäßig für jemandes Lebensunterhalt zu entrichten ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-alimente · Alimente · German

Alimente · rank #77,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,649
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alberner

Nearest frequency peer: alberner (-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 „Alimente“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alimente
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlimente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aliˈmɛntə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,649
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alimente“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „alberner“ (#77,648), „Alkaloide“ (#77,650), „Aktenordner“ (#77,647). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alimente“ bei #77,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alimente is uncommon German at frequency #77,649 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aliˈmɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geldbetrag, der regelmäßig für jemandes Lebensunterhalt zu entrichten ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alimente, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Alimente, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geldbetrag, der regelmäßig für jemandes Lebensunterhalt zu entrichten ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er muss Alimente für seine geschiedene Frau und die beiden Kinder bezahlen.
  2. „Der ältere Bruder Lothar-Günther wird für ihn eine Art Ersatzvater, denn beide leiblichen Väter bekennen sich nicht zu ihren Söhnen und zahlen keine Alimente.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alimente"?
"Alimente" is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aliˈmɛntə].
What does "Alimente" mean?
As a noun, "Alimente" means: Geldbetrag, der regelmäßig für jemandes Lebensunterhalt zu entrichten ist
How do you pronounce "Alimente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alimente" is [aliˈmɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alimente" come from?
"Alimente" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list