Alte Welt
[ˈaltə ˈvɛlt]
The verdict
“Alte Welt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenfassende (historische) Bezeichnung für die Kontinente, die bereits im Altertum bekannt waren, also Europa, Asien und Afrika
Corpus desk
Index DE-alte-welt · Alte Welt · German
Alte Welt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alte Welt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaltə ˈvɛlt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alte Welt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alte Welt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaltə ˈvɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenfassende (historische) Bezeichnung für die Kontinente, die bereits im Altertum bekannt waren, also Europa, Asien und Afrika".
Alte Welt has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Alte Welt, spelled A-L-T-E- -W-E-L-T.
Definition
- 1zusammenfassende (historische) Bezeichnung für die Kontinente, die bereits im Altertum bekannt waren, also Europa, Asien und Afrika
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alte Welt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Überall in Europa sind die Menschen süchtig nach dem alten Ägypten«, sagt er, »vielleicht ist es die attraktivste Hochkultur der Alten Welt geworden, weil in ihr Angst und Schrecken nicht vorkommen. […]«“
„Kurz, auf Lincoln gab sich die Crème der Alten und Neuen Welt die Klinke in die Hand.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.