alpin

/[alˈpiːn]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,435

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

alpin is anGermanadj. It means: die Alpen betreffend, auf sie bezogen Pronounced [alˈpiːn]. Often confused with api and Amin.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alpin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for alpin is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈpiːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,435 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for alpin, with forms such as "alipn", "allpin", and "alpinn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is alpin, spelled A-L-P-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alipn,allpin,alpinn,alpni,alppin,aplin,lapin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alpin

Misspelling Variants of "alpin"

alipn5allpin6alpinn6alpni5alppin6aplin5lapin5
Misspelling Variants of "alpin"

Frequency rank: #25,435 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.