allem

/[ˈaləm]/ unknown

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#239

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

allem is anGermanunknown. It means: maskuliner und neutraler Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens alle Pronounced [ˈaləm]. It ranks #239 in German word frequency. Often confused with alm and ALTE.

Key facts for allem
PropertyValue
Headwordallem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈaləm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#239
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of allem in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for allem is 5 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaləm]. Corpus data places it at rank #239 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "maskuliner und neutraler Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens alle".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for allem, with forms such as "alelm", "alem", and "allemm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "alm", "ALTE", "Atem", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is allem, spelled A-L-L-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    maskuliner und neutraler Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens alle

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alelm,alem,allemm,allme,lalem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for allem

Misspelling Variants of "allem"

alelm5alem4allemm6allme5lalem5
Misspelling Variants of "allem"

Frequency rank: #239 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allem"?
"allem" is spelled A-L-L-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaləm].
What does "allem" mean?
As an unknown, "allem" means: maskuliner und neutraler Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens alle
What words are commonly confused with "allem"?
"allem" is commonly confused with "alm", "ALTE", "Atem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allem" is [ˈaləm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allem" come from?
"allem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.