alleweil

[ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l]

/[ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l]/ adv

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - zu jeder Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-alleweil · alleweil · German

alleweil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 alleweil
PropertyValue
Headwordalleweil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alleweil” sits in German frequency

alleweil falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

alleweil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu jeder Zeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alleweil, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is alleweil, spelled A-L-L-E-W-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu jeder Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ganz nach altdeutsch-romantischer Tradition, ringt man alleweil um Worte und erzählt sich Märchen (Grimm), wenn nicht bloß unkend wer angeturnt wird (Jahn).“
  2. „In der großen Koalition ist nicht mehr alleweil Sonntag.“

Synonyms

immerständigstets

This word in other languages

always(English)siempre(Español)toujours(Français)sempre(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alleweil"?
"alleweil" is spelled A-L-L-E-W-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l].
What does "alleweil" mean?
As an adverb, "alleweil" means: zu jeder Zeit
How do you pronounce "alleweil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alleweil" is [ˈaləˌvaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alleweil" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list