Almosen

[ˈalmoːzn̩]

/[ˈalmoːzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Almosen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,461
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine materielle Unterstützung für eine bedürftige Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-almosen · Almosen · German

Almosen · rank #29,461 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,461
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH allmächtigen

Nearest frequency peer: allmächtigen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Almosen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Almosen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Almosen vs almost
57% similar
Almosen vs ablösen
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Almosen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlmosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈalmoːzn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,461
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Almosen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Almosenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „allmächtigen“ (#29,460), „ambitionierte“ (#29,462), „Alleinstellungsmerkmal“ (#29,459). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Almosen“ bei #29,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Almosen (IPA [ˈalmoːzn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,461 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Almosen, with forms such as "allmosen", "almmosen", and "almoesn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "almost", "ablösen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Almosen, spelled A-L-M-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine materielle Unterstützung für eine bedürftige Person
  2. 2
    Entgelt für eine Leistung, das als zu niedrig/ungerecht empfunden wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie gab dem Bettler ein Almosen.
  2. „Das wird mit den auf Almosen zielenden Legenden, von denen die Chroniken Kenntnis geben, nicht anders gewesen sein.“

This word in other languages

alms(English)limosna(Español)aumône(Français)esmola(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allmosen
  • almmosen
  • almoesn
  • almosenn
  • almosne
  • almossen
  • almsoen
  • alomsen
  • amlosen
  • lamosen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Almosen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

allmosen1almmosen1almoesn2almosenn1almosne2almossen1almsoen2alomsen2
Edit distance from "Almosen"

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 "Almosen"?
"Almosen" is spelled A-L-M-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalmoːzn̩].
What does "Almosen" mean?
As a noun, "Almosen" means: kleine materielle Unterstützung für eine bedürftige Person
What words are commonly confused with "Almosen"?
"Almosen" is commonly confused with "almost", "ablösen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Almosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Almosen" is [ˈalmoːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Almosen" come from?
"Almosen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgetan#29,453Audienz#29,475Aufzüge#29,479ausgehe#29,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list