Altai

[alˈtaɪ̯]

/[alˈtaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altai” is uncommon German (frequency #78,844 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,844
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gebirge in Russland (Sibirien), der Mongolei und der Volksrepublik China

Corpus desk

Index DE-altai · Altai · German

Altai · rank #78,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,844
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alpenvorland

Nearest frequency peer: Alpenvorland (-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 „Altai“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altai
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltai
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈtaɪ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altai“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Altaifällt 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: „Alpenvorland“ (#78,843), „althergebrachte“ (#78,845), „alaaf“ (#78,842). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altai“ bei #78,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altai is uncommon German at frequency #78,844 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈtaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Altai doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Altai, spelled A-L-T-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gebirge in Russland (Sibirien), der Mongolei und der Volksrepublik China
  2. 2
    eine Republik in Russland, die Republik Altai
  3. 3
    eine Verwaltungsregion in Russland, die Region Altai

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Altai ist ein Hochgebirge in Zentralasien.

Synonyms

Altai-Gebirge

This word in other languages

Altaï(Français)

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 "Altai"?
"Altai" is spelled A-L-T-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈtaɪ̯].
What does "Altai" mean?
As a noun, "Altai" means: ein Gebirge in Russland (Sibirien), der Mongolei und der Volksrepublik China
How do you pronounce "Altai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altai" is [alˈtaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altai" come from?
"Altai" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alaaf#78,842Akron#78,841amato#78,848Abram#78,828

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list