alptraumhaft
[ˈalptʁaʊ̯mhaft]
The verdict
“alptraumhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art eines Alptraumes, wie ein Albtraum
Corpus desk
Index DE-alptraumhaft · alptraumhaft · German
alptraumhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | alptraumhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈalptʁaʊ̯mhaft] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „alptraumhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
alptraumhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈalptʁaʊ̯mhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art eines Alptraumes, wie ein Albtraum".
Zero misspellings are on record for alptraumhaft in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is alptraumhaft, spelled A-L-P-T-R-A-U-M-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1in der Art eines Alptraumes, wie ein Albtraum
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alptraumhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine alptraumhafte Nacht folgte, […]
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