Alster

[ˈalstɐ]

/[ˈalstɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Alster” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,403
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechter Nebenfluss der Unterelbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-alster · Alster · German

Alster · rank #32,403 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,403
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alkoholismus

Nearest frequency peer: Alkoholismus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Alster“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Alster“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alster vs ALTE
17% similar
Alster vs alten
50% similar
Alster vs Alter
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alster
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,403
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alster“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alsterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alkoholismus“ (#32,402), „Altersversorgung“ (#32,404), „Alexanders“ (#32,401). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alster“ bei #32,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Alster (IPA [ˈalstɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,403 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "rechter Nebenfluss der Unterelbe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alster, with forms such as "allster", "alsetr", and "alsster". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ALTE", "alten", "Alter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Alster, spelled A-L-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechter Nebenfluss der Unterelbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hamburg liegt nicht nur an der Elbe, sondern auch an der Alster.

This word in other languages

Alster(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allster
  • alsetr
  • alsster
  • alsterr
  • alstre
  • alstter
  • altser
  • aslter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

allster1alsetr2alsster1alsterr1alstre2alstter1altser2aslter2
Edit distance from "Alster"

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 "Alster"?
"Alster" is spelled A-L-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalstɐ].
What does "Alster" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alster" means: rechter Nebenfluss der Unterelbe
What words are commonly confused with "Alster"?
"Alster" is commonly confused with "ALTE", "alten", "Alter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alster" is [ˈalstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alster" come from?
"Alster" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list