Altbier
German, noun/ˈaltˌbiːɐ̯/
Altbier is spelled A-L-T-B-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altbier is a German neuter noun meaning “altbier (form of German top-fermenting beer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “obergäriges Bier”.
What does Altbier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraltbier (form of German top-fermenting beer)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. obergäriges Bier
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Altbier
- Altbieres genitive
- Altbiers genitive
- Altbiere plural
- Altbieren dative definite plural
- Alt abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Altbier?
- /ˈaltˌbiːɐ̯/
- [ˈaltˌbiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Altbier in German?
Altbier appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).