Altarbild

[alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt]

/[alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Altarbild” is uncommon German (frequency #95,230 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,230
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bild, das an oder über einem Altar angebracht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-altarbild · Altarbild · German

Altarbild · rank #95,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,230
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alpiner

Nearest frequency peer: alpiner (-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 „Altarbild“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altarbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltarbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altarbild“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Altarbildfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „alpiner“ (#95,229), „Altmeier“ (#95,231), „Alphons“ (#95,228). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altarbild“ bei #95,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altarbild is uncommon German at frequency #95,230 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bild, das an oder über einem Altar angebracht ist".

Zero misspellings are on record for Altarbild in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Altarbild, spelled A-L-T-A-R-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bild, das an oder über einem Altar angebracht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Altarbild malte der Däne Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.“
  2. „Das Altarbild auf der Etagere zittert, als er den Tisch mit den Fäusten bearbeitet.“

This word in other languages

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 "Altarbild"?
"Altarbild" is spelled A-L-T-A-R-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt].
What does "Altarbild" mean?
As a noun, "Altarbild" means: Bild, das an oder über einem Altar angebracht ist
How do you pronounce "Altarbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altarbild" is [alˈtaːɐ̯ˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altarbild" come from?
"Altarbild" 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 "Altarbild", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list