Altenpflegerin

[ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]

/[ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altenpflegerin” is uncommon German (frequency #72,130 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,130
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-altenpflegerin · Altenpflegerin · German

Altenpflegerin · rank #72,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,130
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altenheime

Nearest frequency peer: Altenheime (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Altenpflegerin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altenpflegerin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altenpflegerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltenpflegerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#72,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altenpflegerin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Altenpflegerinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Altenheime“ (#72,129), „Alterungsprozess“ (#72,131), „allfälligen“ (#72,128). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altenpflegerin“ bei #72,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altenpflegerin is uncommon German at frequency #72,130 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind".

Altenpflegerin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Altenpflegerin, spelled A-L-T-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Altenpflegerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie hat eine Ausbildung zur Altenpflegerin gemacht.

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

How do you spell "Altenpflegerin"?
"Altenpflegerin" is spelled A-L-T-E-N-P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn].
What does "Altenpflegerin" mean?
As a noun, "Altenpflegerin" means: weibliche Person, die alte Menschen pflegt, die dazu selbst nicht mehr in der Lage sind
How do you pronounce "Altenpflegerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altenpflegerin" is [ˈaltn̩ˌp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altenpflegerin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Altenpflegerin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list