Allgemeinplatz
[alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s]
The verdict
“Allgemeinplatz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form
Corpus desk
Index DE-allgemeinplatz · Allgemeinplatz · German
Allgemeinplatz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Allgemeinplatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Allgemeinplatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Allgemeinplatz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form".
Zero misspellings are on record for Allgemeinplatz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Allgemeinplatz, spelled A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N-P-L-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Allgemeinplatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Rede vom Tod der Popliteratur ist heute ein Allgemeinplatz in jeder zweiten Buchbesprechung.“
„Dunkle Gewitterwolken ziehen auf, während der Christdemokrat zwischen Wasserrutsche und Achterbahn mit einem Lächeln […] politische Allgemeinplätze von sich gibt.“
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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.