Allograph
[aloˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Allograph” 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) - eine von mehreren möglichen Formen eines bestimmten Schriftzeichens
Corpus desk
Index DE-allograph · Allograph · German
Allograph · 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 | Allograph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aloˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Allograph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Allograph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aloˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Allograph in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Allograph, spelled A-L-L-O-G-R-A-P-H.
Definition
- 1eine von mehreren möglichen Formen eines bestimmten Schriftzeichens
- 2unterschiedliche Schreibweise desselben Phonems
- 3unterschiedliche Schreibweisen sprachlicher Ausdrücke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Allograph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kursive, fette oder normale Schriftzeichen bilden verschiedene Allographe.
„Wie die Beispiele zeigen, werden sowohl schreibtechnische als auch funktionale Varianten als Allographen bezeichnet.“
This word in other languages
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.