Alpe

[ˈalpə]

/[ˈalpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alpe” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #35,610) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,610
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bergweide in den Alpen; auch der zugehörige Betrieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-alpe · Alpe · German

Alpe · rank #35,610 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,610
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allrounder

Nearest frequency peer: Allrounder (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Alpe“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Alpe“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Alpe vs AP
25% similar
Alpe vs als
25% similar
Alpe vs alt
25% similar

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

Key facts for Alpe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlpe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈalpə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,610
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Alpe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alpeliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Allrounder“ (#35,609), „Allgemeinbildung“ (#35,608), „Altötting“ (#35,612). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alpe“ bei #35,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Alpe is neighbouring look-alikes ("AP", "als", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈalpə]. Frequency #35,610 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Bergweide in den Alpen; auch der zugehörige Betrieb".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alpe, with forms such as "alep", "allpe", and "alppe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "AP", "als", "alt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Alpe, spelled A-L-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bergweide in den Alpen; auch der zugehörige Betrieb

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Zwölf Jahre lang arbeitete eine brasilianische Familie auf der Alpe in St. Gallenkirch.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alep
  • allpe
  • alppe
  • lape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alpe - 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.

alep2allpe1alppe1lape2
Edit distance from "Alpe"

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 "Alpe"?
"Alpe" is spelled A-L-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalpə].
What does "Alpe" mean?
As a noun, "Alpe" means: Bergweide in den Alpen; auch der zugehörige Betrieb
What words are commonly confused with "Alpe"?
"Alpe" is commonly confused with "AP", "als", "alt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alpe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alpe" is [ˈalpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alpe" come from?
"Alpe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wise#35,561Wick#35,553vida#35,526eint#35,734

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list