Alta

[ˈalta]

/[ˈalta]/ name

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The verdict

“Alta” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,913
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort am Altafjord, Finnmark, Norwegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-alta · Alta · German

Alta · rank #29,913 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,913
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH allerletzte

Nearest frequency peer: allerletzte (-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 „Alta“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Alta“ 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).

Alta vs at
25% similar
Alta vs Art
50% similar
Alta vs Amt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Alta
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈalta]
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,913
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alta“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Altaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „allerletzte“ (#29,912), „ambulant“ (#29,914), „alleinstehende“ (#29,911). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alta“ bei #29,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Alta (IPA [ˈalta]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,913 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ort am Altafjord, Finnmark, Norwegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alta, with forms such as "alat", "allta", and "altta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "Art", "Amt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Alta, spelled A-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort am Altafjord, Finnmark, Norwegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Alta liegt nördlich des Polarkreises.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alat
  • allta
  • altta
  • atla
  • lata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alat2allta1altta1atla2lata2
Edit distance from "Alta"

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 "Alta"?
"Alta" is spelled A-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalta].
What does "Alta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alta" means: Ort am Altafjord, Finnmark, Norwegen
What words are commonly confused with "Alta"?
"Alta" is commonly confused with "at", "Art", "Amt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alta" is [ˈalta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alta" come from?
"Alta" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ahoi#29,909Assi#29,933bolt#29,970Colt#29,990

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list