Altenglisch
[ˈaltˌʔɛŋlɪʃ]
The verdict
“Altenglisch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die älteste Form des Englischen (in Gebrauch etwa vom 5. bis zum 12. Jahrhundert)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altenglisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltˌʔɛŋlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Altenglisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Altenglisch is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaltˌʔɛŋlɪʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die älteste Form des Englischen (in Gebrauch etwa vom 5. bis zum 12. Jahrhundert)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Altenglisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Altenglisch, spelled A-L-T-E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die älteste Form des Englischen (in Gebrauch etwa vom 5. bis zum 12. Jahrhundert)
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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.
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Using “Altenglisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaltˌʔɛŋlɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.