Almen

[ˈalmən]

/[ˈalmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Almen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,742 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,742
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alm

Corpus desk

Index DE-almen · Almen · German

Almen · rank #56,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,742
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alpes

Nearest frequency peer: Alpes (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Almen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Almen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Almen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈalmən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Almen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Almenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Alpes“ (#56,743), „allfällige“ (#56,740), „amar“ (#56,744). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Almen“ bei #56,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Almen is uncommon German at frequency #56,742 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈalmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Almen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Almen, spelled A-L-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alm
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Alm
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Alm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Alm

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Almen"?
"Almen" is spelled A-L-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalmən].
What does "Almen" mean?
As a noun, "Almen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alm
How do you pronounce "Almen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Almen" is [ˈalmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Almen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Almen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alpes#56,743Ägide#56,719wühlt#56,694beuge#56,818

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list