Alternativmedizin
[altɛʁnaˈtiːfmediˌt͡siːn]
The verdict
“Alternativmedizin” is uncommon German (frequency #63,098 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,098
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sammelbegriff für verschiedene Diagnoseverfahren und Behandlungsmethoden, deren Wirksamkeit wissenschaftlich nicht belegt ist und die als Ergänzung oder Ersatz für Verfahren der Universitätsmedizin...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alternativmedizin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [altɛʁnaˈtiːfmediˌt͡siːn] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #63,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Alternativmedizin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Alternativmedizin is uncommon German at frequency #63,098 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [altɛʁnaˈtiːfmediˌt͡siːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbegriff für verschiedene Diagnoseverfahren und Behandlungsmethoden, deren Wirksamkeit wissenschaftlich nicht belegt ist und die als Ergänzung oder Ersatz für Verfahren der Universitätsmedizin...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alternativmedizin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Alternativmedizin, spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-M-E-D-I-Z-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sammelbegriff für verschiedene Diagnoseverfahren und Behandlungsmethoden, deren Wirksamkeit wissenschaftlich nicht belegt ist und die als Ergänzung oder Ersatz für Verfahren der Universitätsmedizin verstanden werden
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-M-E-D-I-Z-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.