Allomorph
[aloˈmɔʁf]
The verdict
“Allomorph” 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) - Variante der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Einheit einer Sprache, des Morphems
Corpus desk
Index DE-allomorph · Allomorph · German
Allomorph · 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 | Allomorph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aloˈmɔʁf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Allomorph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Allomorph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aloˈmɔʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Einheit einer Sprache, des Morphems".
Zero misspellings are on record for Allomorph in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Allomorph, spelled A-L-L-O-M-O-R-P-H.
Definition
- 1Variante der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Einheit einer Sprache, des Morphems
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Allomorph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es gibt zum Teil phonetische Bedingungen dafür, wann welches Allomorph gesetzt werden kann (phonetisch determiniert): -st (geh-st), -est (rechn-est) und -t (heiß-t) sind phonetisch bedingte Allomorphe des Morphems „2. Person Singular“.
„Ein Allomorph ist eine durch die Stellung der Morpheme im Wortganzen bedingte phonemische Variante.“
Synonyms
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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.