alluvial
[aluˈvi̯aːl]
The verdict
“alluvial” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Alluvium betreffend, aus dem Alluvium stammend
Corpus desk
Index DE-alluvial · alluvial · German
alluvial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | alluvial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aluˈvi̯aːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „alluvial“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
alluvial is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aluˈvi̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alluvial has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is alluvial, spelled A-L-L-U-V-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1das Alluvium betreffend, aus dem Alluvium stammend
- 2durch Ströme angespült
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alluvial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die alluviale Zeit wird als Alluvium oder auch als Alluvial-Periode bezeichnet.
„Sie wird auf und im Umkreis der Insel Chongming liegen, die durch Ablagerungen von Schwemmsand im Mündungsgebiet des Jangste (sic!) entstanden ist und zu den größten solchen alluvialen Inseln auf der Welt zählt.“
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.