alters

[ˈaltɐs]

/[ˈaltɐs]/ adv

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The verdict

“alters” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,387
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seit jeher, seit langer Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-alters · alters · German

alters · rank #6,387 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,387
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgenommen

Nearest frequency peer: abgenommen (-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 „alters“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „alters“ 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).

alters vs altes
83% similar
alters vs Amtes
50% similar
alters vs Ämter
50% similar

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

Key facts for alters
PropertyValue
Headwordalters
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈaltɐs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,387
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „alters“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abgenommen“ (#6,386), „Antike“ (#6,388), „übertrieben“ (#6,385). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „alters“ bei #6,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around alters (IPA [ˈaltɐs]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,387 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "seit jeher, seit langer Zeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alters, with forms such as "aletrs", "allters", and "alterrs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "altes", "Amtes", "Ämter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is alters, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    seit jeher, seit langer Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alters appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Seit alters wurde hier Schiffbau betrieben, wozu die Eichenbestände der Umgebung das Material lieferten.“
  2. „Risikosport zählt seit alters zur militärischen Ausbildung.“

This word in other languages

depuis toujours(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aletrs
  • allters
  • alterrs
  • alterss
  • altesr
  • altres
  • altters
  • atlers
  • laters

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alters - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aletrs2allters1alterrs1alterss1altesr2altres2altters1atlers2
Edit distance from "alters"

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 "alters"?
"alters" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltɐs].
What does "alters" mean?
As an adverb, "alters" means: seit jeher, seit langer Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "alters"?
"alters" is commonly confused with "altes", "Amtes", "Ämter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alters" is [ˈaltɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alters" come from?
"alters" 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 "alters", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Antike#6,388Zettel#6,381Zeilen#6,380Welten#6,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

überaus9 variantsvictor9 variantserhebt9 variantsStaats9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list