Älpler
[ˈɛlplɐ]
The verdict
“Älpler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewohner des Alpengebietes
Corpus desk
Index DE-alpler · Älpler · German
Älpler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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 | Älpler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛlplɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Älpler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Älpler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛlplɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Älpler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Älpler, spelled Ä-L-P-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bewohner des Alpengebietes
- 2Hirte auf Almen oder Alpweiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Älpler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eigentümlich sind die vielen, teils in vorrömische Zeit hineinreichenden Volksbräuche und -sagen dieser Älpler, die meist Viehzuchtd, in den südlichen Alpen auch Acker- und Weinbau betreiben.“
„Nur zwei Älpler fanden den Weg ins Flachland, sekundiert von einem Portugiesen und einem einsamen Monegassen.“
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.