already

[ɔːlˈɹɛdi]

/[ɔːlˈɹɛdi]/ adv

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The verdict

“already” is uncommon German (frequency #54,306 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,306
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bereits, schon, sowieso

Key facts for already
PropertyValue
Headwordalready
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɔːlˈɹɛdi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “already” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). already lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

already is uncommon German at frequency #54,306 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɔːlˈɹɛdi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bereits, schon, sowieso".

Zero misspellings are on record for already in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is already, spelled A-L-R-E-A-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    bereits, schon, sowieso

This word in other languages

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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 "already"?
"already" is spelled A-L-R-E-A-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔːlˈɹɛdi].
What does "already" mean?
As an adverb, "already" means: bereits, schon, sowieso
How do you pronounce "already"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "already" is [ɔːlˈɹɛdi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "already" come from?
"already" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “already”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-R-E-A-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɔːlˈɹɛdi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list