altdeutsche

[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə]

/[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“altdeutsche” is uncommon German (frequency #93,926 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,926
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-altdeutsche · altdeutsche · German

altdeutsche · rank #93,926 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,926
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH altbewährten

Nearest frequency peer: altbewährten (-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 „altdeutsche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for altdeutsche
PropertyValue
Headwordaltdeutsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,926
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „altdeutsche“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „altbewährten“ (#93,925), „Amateurin“ (#93,928), „Amputationen“ (#93,929). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „altdeutsche“ bei #93,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

altdeutsche is uncommon German at frequency #93,926 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for altdeutsche in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is altdeutsche, spelled A-L-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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 "altdeutsche"?
"altdeutsche" is spelled A-L-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə].
What does "altdeutsche" mean?
As an adjective, "altdeutsche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
How do you pronounce "altdeutsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altdeutsche" is [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altdeutsche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "altdeutsche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aggressoren#93,915Apfelsorten#93,949abgespritzt#93,901abgelehnter#93,896

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list