# Altern

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈaltɐn] · frequency rank #18,796

## Definitions
1. Älterwerden

## Easily confused with
- **Arten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-arten)
- **altes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-altes)
- **Ämter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-amter)
- **Ästen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-asten)
- **ändern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-andern)
- **alters** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-alters)
- **ärgern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-argern)
- **Ämtern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-amtern)
- **altert** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-altert)
- **Austern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-austern)
- **alternde** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altern-vs-alternde)
- **ALTE** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alte-vs-altern)
- **allen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/allen-vs-altern)
- **alten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alten-vs-altern)
- **aller** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/aller-vs-altern)
- **Alter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alter-vs-altern)
- **Akten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/akten-vs-altern)
- **Alpen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/alpen-vs-altern)
- **Altar** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/altar-vs-altern)
- **After** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/after-vs-altern)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aletrn`, `alltern`, `altenr`, `alternn`, `alterrn`, `altren`, `alttern`, `atlern`, `latern`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/altern