Altenwohnheim
[ˈaltn̩ˌvoːnhaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Altenwohnheim” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen können und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-altenwohnheim · Altenwohnheim · German
Altenwohnheim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Altenwohnheim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltn̩ˌvoːnhaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altenwohnheim“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altenwohnheim is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltn̩ˌvoːnhaɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen können und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Altenwohnheim, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Altenwohnheim, spelled A-L-T-E-N-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen können und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altenwohnheim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit Jahren ist das Altenwohnheim zum Personalhaus umgebaut und ein neues den Bedürfnissen entsprechendes Alten- und Pflegeheim errichtet.“
Antonyms
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.