allochton
[alˈlɔxtɔn]
The verdict
“allochton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allochtoner, Einwanderer, Zuwanderer, Neuankömmling
Corpus desk
Index DE-allochton · allochton · German
allochton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | allochton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈlɔxtɔn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „allochton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
allochton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈlɔxtɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Allochtoner, Einwanderer, Zuwanderer, Neuankömmling".
allochton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is allochton, spelled A-L-L-O-C-H-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Allochtoner, Einwanderer, Zuwanderer, Neuankömmling
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.