altdeutschen

[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“altdeutschen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,900 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,900
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-altdeutschen · altdeutschen · German

altdeutschen · rank #84,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,900
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allüren

Nearest frequency peer: Allüren (-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 „altdeutschen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for altdeutschen
PropertyValue
Headwordaltdeutschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „altdeutschen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).altdeutschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Allüren“ (#84,899), „Altdorfer“ (#84,901), „allabendlich“ (#84,898). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „altdeutschen“ bei #84,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

altdeutschen is uncommon German at frequency #84,900 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

altdeutschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is altdeutschen, spelled A-L-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "altdeutschen"?
"altdeutschen" is spelled A-L-T-D-E-U-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩].
What does "altdeutschen" mean?
As an adjective, "altdeutschen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs altdeutsch
How do you pronounce "altdeutschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altdeutschen" is [ˈaltdɔɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altdeutschen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allabendlich#84,898abgetretenen#84,875überlassenen#84,860ausgefertigt#84,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list