Altarraum
[alˈtaːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Altarraum” is uncommon German (frequency #55,106 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,106
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich eines Gotteshauses, in dem sich ein Altar befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-altarraum · Altarraum · German
Altarraum · rank #55,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,106
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH amo
Nearest frequency peer: amo (+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 „Altarraum“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Alltagsrass…
Alltagsrassismus
44,898 corpus weight
- Allzeithoch
Allzeithoch
44,897 corpus weight
- Altarraum
Altarraum
44,895 corpus weight
- amo
amo
44,894 corpus weight
- Amtsbezirk
Amtsbezirk
44,893 corpus weight
- Amtseid
Amtseid
44,892 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altarraum“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altarraum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈtaːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altarraum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altarraum is uncommon German at frequency #55,106 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈtaːɐ̯ˌʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich eines Gotteshauses, in dem sich ein Altar befindet".
Altarraum has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Altarraum, spelled A-L-T-A-R-R-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1Bereich eines Gotteshauses, in dem sich ein Altar befindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altarraum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer sich die Kirche von außen genau ansieht, kann an der Nordseite eine Öffnung in der Mauer erkennen, durch die man in den Altarraum blickt.“
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.
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