alternden

/[ˈaltɐndn̩]/ adj

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Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,322

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

alternden is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd Pronounced [ˈaltɐndn̩]. Often confused with älteren and albernen.

Key facts for alternden
PropertyValue
Headwordalternden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaltɐndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,322
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alternden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for alternden is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaltɐndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,322 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for alternden, with forms such as "aletrnden", "allternden", and "altenrden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "älteren", "albernen", "alternde", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is alternden, spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aletrnden,allternden,altenrden,alterdnen,alterndden,alterndenn,alterndne,alternedn,alternnden,alterrnden,altrenden,altternden,atlernden,laternden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alternden

Misspelling Variants of "alternden"

aletrnden9allternden10altenrden9alterdnen9alterndden10alterndenn10alterndne9alternedn9
Misspelling Variants of "alternden"

Frequency rank: #42,322 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alternden"?
"alternden" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltɐndn̩].
What does "alternden" mean?
As an adj, "alternden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs alternd
What words are commonly confused with "alternden"?
"alternden" is commonly confused with "älteren", "albernen", "alternde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alternden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alternden" is [ˈaltɐndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alternden" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.