Altar
[alˈtaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Altar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,164
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tischähnliche Einrichtung (zum Beispiel in einer Kirche) zur Feier eines Gottesdienstes, zur kultischen Verehrung oder für das Abhalten von Ritualen
Corpus desk
Index DE-altar · Altar · German
Altar · rank #8,164 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,164
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH agent
Nearest frequency peer: agent (-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 „Altar“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- überholt
überholt
91,840 corpus weight
- Absturz
Absturz
91,839 corpus weight
- agent
agent
91,838 corpus weight
- Altar
Altar
91,837 corpus weight
- anbietet
anbietet
91,836 corpus weight
- Anmerkungen
Anmerkungen
91,835 corpus weight
What this shows „Altar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈtaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,164 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Altar“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Altar (IPA [alˈtaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,164 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tischähnliche Einrichtung (zum Beispiel in einer Kirche) zur Feier eines Gottesdienstes, zur kultischen Verehrung oder für das Abhalten von Ritualen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Altar, with forms such as "alatr", "alltar", and "altarr". 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, "ata", "ALTE", "AStA", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Altar, spelled A-L-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1tischähnliche Einrichtung (zum Beispiel in einer Kirche) zur Feier eines Gottesdienstes, zur kultischen Verehrung oder für das Abhalten von Ritualen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Altar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Gaben waren am Altar vorbereitet.
„Anmutig zum Klang von Panflöten tanzend, brachte er vor dem Altar Opfer dar.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alatr
- alltar
- altarr
- altra
- alttar
- atlar
- latar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Altar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).