altbekannte

Name: altbekannte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[altbəˈkantə]

/[altbəˈkantə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“altbekannte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,457
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

altbekannte vs altbekannten

92% similar

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

Key facts for altbekannte
Property	Value
Headword	altbekannte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[altbəˈkantə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#46,457
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “altbekannte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). altbekannte lands here:

#46,457

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around altbekannte (IPA [altbəˈkantə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,457 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for altbekannte, with forms such as "albtekannte", "alltbekannte", and "altbbekannte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "altbekannten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is altbekannte, spelled A-L-T-B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

albtekannte
alltbekannte
altbbekannte
altbeaknnte
altbekannet
altbekanntte
altbekante
altbekantne
altbekkannte
altbeknante
altbkeannte
altebkannte
alttbekannte
atlbekannte
latbekannte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of altbekannte - 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.

Edit distance from "altbekannte"

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 "altbekannte"?

"altbekannte" is spelled A-L-T-B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [altbəˈkantə].

What does "altbekannte" mean?

As an adjective, "altbekannte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altbekannt

What words are commonly confused with "altbekannte"?

"altbekannte" is commonly confused with "altbekannten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "altbekannte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altbekannte" is [altbəˈkantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "altbekannte" come from?

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Using “altbekannte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [altbəˈkantə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “altbekannten” - see the side-by-side comparison. altbekannte vs altbekannten
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.