Altenpfleger
[ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Altenpfleger” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,949
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altenpfleger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #37,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Altenpfleger” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Altenpfleger (IPA [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,949 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Altenpfleger, with forms such as "aletnpfleger", "alltenpfleger", and "altenfpleger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Altenpflege", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Altenpfleger, spelled A-L-T-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aletnpfleger,alltenpfleger,altenfpleger,altennpfleger,altenpfelger,altenpffleger,altenpfleegr,altenpflegerr,altenpflegger,altenpflegre,altenpflgeer,altenpflleger,altenplfeger,altenppfleger,altepnfleger,altnepfleger,alttenpfleger,atlenpfleger,latenpfleger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Altenpfleger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Using “Altenpfleger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Altenpflege” - see the side-by-side comparison. Altenpfleger vs Altenpflege
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.