almost
[ɔlməʊst]
The verdict
“almost” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,776 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #39,776
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fast, beinahe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | almost |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɔlməʊst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “almost” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for almost is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔlməʊst]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,776 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for almost, with forms such as "allmost", "almmost", and "almosst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "amos", "Almosen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is almost, spelled A-L-M-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1fast, beinahe
- 2geradezu, schier, quasi
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: allmost,almmost,almosst,almostt,almots,almsot,alomst,amlost,lamost
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of almost - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “almost”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-M-O-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔlməʊst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “amos” - see the side-by-side comparison. almost vs amos
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.