alpin

[alˈpiːn]

/[alˈpiːn]/ adj

The verdict

“alpin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,435
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Alpen betreffend, auf sie bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-alpin · alpin · German

alpin · rank #25,435 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,435
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Albaner

Nearest frequency peer: Albaner (-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 „alpin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „alpin“ 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).

alpin vs api
60% similar
alpin vs Amin
40% similar
alpin vs apis
60% similar

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

Key facts for alpin
PropertyValue
Headwordalpin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[alˈpiːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,435
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „alpin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).alpinliegt 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: „Albaner“ (#25,434), „anbot“ (#25,436), „angebotene“ (#25,437). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „alpin“ bei #25,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around alpin (IPA [alˈpiːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,435 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for alpin, with forms such as "alipn", "allpin", and "alpinn". 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, "api", "Amin", "apis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 alpin, spelled A-L-P-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Alpen betreffend, auf sie bezogen
  2. 2
    auf längerer Strecke der Schwerkraft folgend
  3. 3
    den Bergsport betreffend, auf ihn bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Am Inn liegen erstklassige Ausbildung und alpines Lebensgefühl dicht beieinander.“
  2. „Das Große Höllental im Nordosten der Rax ist der alpinste Talkessel am östlichen Rand des Alpenbogens.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alipn
  • allpin
  • alpinn
  • alpni
  • alppin
  • aplin
  • lapin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alpin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alipn2allpin1alpinn1alpni2alppin1aplin2lapin2
Edit distance from "alpin"

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 "alpin"?
"alpin" is spelled A-L-P-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈpiːn].
What does "alpin" mean?
As an adjective, "alpin" means: die Alpen betreffend, auf sie bezogen
What words are commonly confused with "alpin"?
"alpin" is commonly confused with "api", "Amin", "apis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alpin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alpin" is [alˈpiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alpin" come from?
"alpin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list