Alleinschuld

[aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt]

/[aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Alleinschuld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schuld, die nur einer allein trägt (ohne, dass jemand eine Mitschuld oder Teilschuld hat)

Corpus desk

Index DE-alleinschuld · Alleinschuld · German

Alleinschuld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Alleinschuld
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlleinschuld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alleinschuld“ im Deutschen

Alleinschuldsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alleinschuld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schuld, die nur einer allein trägt (ohne, dass jemand eine Mitschuld oder Teilschuld hat)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alleinschuld, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alleinschuld, spelled A-L-L-E-I-N-S-C-H-U-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schuld, die nur einer allein trägt (ohne, dass jemand eine Mitschuld oder Teilschuld hat)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „1919 zwangen die Siegermächte im Versailler Vertrag (Artikel 231) Deutschland zur Anerkennung einer deutschen Alleinschuld am 1. Weltkrieg.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alleinschuld"?
"Alleinschuld" is spelled A-L-L-E-I-N-S-C-H-U-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt].
What does "Alleinschuld" mean?
As a noun, "Alleinschuld" means: Schuld, die nur einer allein trägt (ohne, dass jemand eine Mitschuld oder Teilschuld hat)
How do you pronounce "Alleinschuld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alleinschuld" is [aˈlaɪ̯nˌʃʊlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alleinschuld" come from?
"Alleinschuld" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list