altehrwürdig
[altˈʔeːɐ̯vʏʁdɪç]
The verdict
“altehrwürdig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgrund des Alters Achtung und Ehrfurcht gebietend
Corpus desk
Index DE-altehrwurdig · altehrwürdig · German
altehrwürdig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | altehrwürdig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [altˈʔeːɐ̯vʏʁdɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altehrwürdig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altehrwürdig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [altˈʔeːɐ̯vʏʁdɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgrund des Alters Achtung und Ehrfurcht gebietend".
altehrwürdig has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is altehrwürdig, spelled A-L-T-E-H-R-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1aufgrund des Alters Achtung und Ehrfurcht gebietend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how altehrwürdig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für eine solch altehrwürdige Institution weht hier ein ziemlich frischer Wind.“
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.