Alsleben

[ˈalsˌleːbn̩]

/[ˈalsˌleːbn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Alsleben” is uncommon German (frequency #80,046 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,046
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-alsleben · Alsleben · German

Alsleben · rank #80,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,046
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alsdann

Nearest frequency peer: alsdann (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Alsleben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Alsleben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alsleben
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlsleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalsˌleːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alsleben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Alslebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „alsdann“ (#80,045), „altertümlichen“ (#80,047), „allumfassende“ (#80,044). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alsleben“ bei #80,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alsleben is uncommon German at frequency #80,046 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈalsˌleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".

Alsleben has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Alsleben, spelled A-L-S-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Alsleben liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

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 "Alsleben"?
"Alsleben" is spelled A-L-S-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalsˌleːbn̩].
What does "Alsleben" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alsleben" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Alsleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alsleben" is [ˈalsˌleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alsleben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angehöre#80,055accepted#80,034ansteckt#80,066Zielland#79,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list