allerlei
German, adjective
allerlei is spelled A-L-L-E-R-L-E-I (8 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allerlei is a German adjective meaning “all kinds of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Allerlei is a different word: “potpourri, medley”.
What does allerlei mean in English?
adjective
- 1
all kinds of
- 2
various
noun
- 1
neuterpotpourri, medley
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine unbestimmte Menge verschiedener Dinge 2. Gericht aus verschiedenen vermischten Zutaten
pronoun: 1. mehrere unterschiedliche 2. eine unbestimmte Menge verschiedener Dinge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of allerlei
- allerleier masculine nominative singular
- Allerleis genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to allerlei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is allerlei in German?
allerlei appears 7.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).