älteres

[ˈɛltəʁəs]

/[ˈɛltəʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“älteres” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,390
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-alteres · älteres · German

älteres · rank #23,390 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,390
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH ökumenischen

Nearest frequency peer: ökumenischen (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „älteres“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „älteres“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

älteres vs altes
57% similar
älteres vs alters
71% similar
älteres vs Altern
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for älteres
PropertyValue
Headwordälteres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛltəʁəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,390
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „älteres“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).älteresliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ökumenischen“ (#23,391), „Zölle“ (#23,388), „österreichisches“ (#23,392). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „älteres“ bei #23,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around älteres (IPA [ˈɛltəʁəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,390 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for älteres, with forms such as "läteres", "äletres", and "ällteres". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "altes", "alters", "Altern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is älteres, spelled Ä-L-T-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • läteres
  • äletres
  • ällteres
  • älteers
  • älteress
  • älterres
  • älterse
  • ältrees
  • ältteres
  • ätleres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of älteres - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

läteres2äletres2ällteres1älteers2älteress1älterres1älterse2ältrees2
Edit distance from "älteres"

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 "älteres"?
"älteres" is spelled Ä-L-T-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛltəʁəs].
What does "älteres" mean?
As an adjective, "älteres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs alt
What words are commonly confused with "älteres"?
"älteres" is commonly confused with "altes", "alters", "Altern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "älteres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "älteres" is [ˈɛltəʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "älteres" come from?
"älteres" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abwegig#23,403Algebra#23,407alledem#23,408Weisung#23,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

amazing10 variantsankamen10 variantsumsehen10 variantsbilliges10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list