Alligatoren

[ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən]

/[ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alligatoren” is uncommon German (frequency #95,225 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,225
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alligator

Corpus desk

Index DE-alligatoren · Alligatoren · German

Alligatoren · rank #95,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,225
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ALKIS

Nearest frequency peer: ALKIS (-2 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 „Alligatoren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alligatoren
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlligatoren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alligatoren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ALKIS“ (#95,223), „Alphabete“ (#95,227), „Alphons“ (#95,228). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alligatoren“ bei #95,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alligatoren is uncommon German at frequency #95,225 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alligatoren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Alligatoren, spelled A-L-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alligator
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Alligator
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Alligator
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Alligator

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 "Alligatoren"?
"Alligatoren" is spelled A-L-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən].
What does "Alligatoren" mean?
As a noun, "Alligatoren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alligator
How do you pronounce "Alligatoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alligatoren" is [ˌaliɡaˈtoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alligatoren" come from?
"Alligatoren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Actionfilme#95,213angewendete#95,244Antwerpener#95,255zweiwöchige#95,190

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list