Allomorph

[aloˈmɔʁf]

/[aloˈmɔʁf]/ noun

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.

Key facts for Allomorph
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllomorph
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aloˈmɔʁf]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Allomorph“ im Deutschen

Allomorphschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Variante der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Einheit einer Sprache, des Morphems

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Allomorph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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“.
  2. „Ein Allomorph ist eine durch die Stellung der Morpheme im Wortganzen bedingte phonemische Variante.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Allomorph"?
"Allomorph" is spelled A-L-L-O-M-O-R-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aloˈmɔʁf].
What does "Allomorph" mean?
As a noun, "Allomorph" means: Variante der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Einheit einer Sprache, des Morphems
How do you pronounce "Allomorph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Allomorph" is [aloˈmɔʁf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Allomorph" come from?
"Allomorph" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list