allerhöchstens

[ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s]

/[ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s]/ adv

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The verdict

“allerhöchstens” is uncommon German (frequency #65,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,963
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr als, höchstens

Corpus desk

Index DE-allerhochstens · allerhöchstens · German

allerhöchstens · rank #65,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,963
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allerheiligst…

Nearest frequency peer: Allerheiligsten (-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 „allerhöchstens“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for allerhöchstens
PropertyValue
Headwordallerhöchstens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s]
Letters14
Frequency rank#65,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „allerhöchstens“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).allerhöchstensfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Allerheiligsten“ (#65,962), „allegorische“ (#65,960), „Alpaka“ (#65,966). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „allerhöchstens“ bei #65,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allerhöchstens is uncommon German at frequency #65,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht mehr als, höchstens".

No generated misspelling entries exist for allerhöchstens in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is allerhöchstens, spelled A-L-L-E-R-H-Ö-C-H-S-T-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr als, höchstens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich bleibe bis allerhöchstens 22 Uhr dort.

Antonyms

allerwenigstens

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 "allerhöchstens"?
"allerhöchstens" is spelled A-L-L-E-R-H-Ö-C-H-S-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s].
What does "allerhöchstens" mean?
As an adverb, "allerhöchstens" means: nicht mehr als, höchstens
How do you pronounce "allerhöchstens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allerhöchstens" is [ˈalɐˈhøːkstn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allerhöchstens" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list