Altdorfer

[ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ]

/[ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altdorfer” is uncommon German (frequency #84,901 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,901
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner von Altdorf (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

Corpus desk

Index DE-altdorfer · Altdorfer · German

Altdorfer · rank #84,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,901
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH altdeutschen

Nearest frequency peer: altdeutschen (-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 „Altdorfer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altdorfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltdorfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altdorfer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „altdeutschen“ (#84,900), „Altman“ (#84,902), „Allüren“ (#84,899). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altdorfer“ bei #84,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altdorfer is uncommon German at frequency #84,901 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einwohner von Altdorf (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Altdorfer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Altdorfer, spelled A-L-T-D-O-R-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner von Altdorf (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Altdorfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist Altdorfer, seine Frau ist Küssnachterin.

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 "Altdorfer"?
"Altdorfer" is spelled A-L-T-D-O-R-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ].
What does "Altdorfer" mean?
As a noun, "Altdorfer" means: Einwohner von Altdorf (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)
How do you pronounce "Altdorfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altdorfer" is [ˈaltˌdɔʁfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altdorfer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anbrüllen#84,906Andersons#84,907Aichinger#84,892Afrikaans#84,891

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list