Alteisen
German, noun[ˈaltˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Alteisen is spelled A-L-T-E-I-S-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alteisen is a German neuter noun meaning “scrap iron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bereits verwendetes, aber noch verwertbares Eisen”.
What does Alteisen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterscrap iron
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bereits verwendetes, aber noch verwertbares Eisen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alteisen
- Alteisens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alteisen?
- [ˈaltˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Alteisen in German?
Alteisen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).