Alphatier
[ˈalfaˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Alphatier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier, das in einer Gruppe zusammengehöriger Tiere (Herde, Rudel ...) eine führende Rolle spielt
Corpus desk
Index DE-alphatier · Alphatier · German
Alphatier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Alphatier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈalfaˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alphatier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alphatier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈalfaˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alphatier, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Alphatier, spelled A-L-P-H-A-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tier, das in einer Gruppe zusammengehöriger Tiere (Herde, Rudel ...) eine führende Rolle spielt
- 2in einer Gruppe dominante Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alphatier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das aggressivste Huhn, das zuoberst auf der Stufenleiter steht, bezeichnet man als Alphatier; es ist der Despot, der alle anderen Hühner hackt, selbst aber von keinem gehackt wird.“
„Die Mitangeklagten beschreiben ihn als Alphatier.“
Synonyms
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.