Allotria
German, noun/ʔaˈloːtʁia/
Allotria is spelled A-L-L-O-T-R-I-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allotria is a German neuter noun meaning “tomfoolery, monkey business, foolish behavior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dummes Zeug”.
What does Allotria mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertomfoolery, monkey business, foolish behavior
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dummes Zeug 2. lärmendes, wirres Treiben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Allotria
- Allotrias genitive
- Allotrien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Allotria?
- /ʔaˈloːtʁia/
- [aˈloːtʁia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Allotria in German?
Allotria appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).