Altersasyl
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The verdict
“Altersasyl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-altersasyl · Altersasyl · German
Altersasyl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altersasyl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altersasyl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altersasyl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Altersasyl, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Altersasyl, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-A-S-Y-L.
Definition
- 1Einrichtung, in der Menschen im Alter wohnen und je nach Bedarf betreut und gepflegt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altersasyl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Wallis wie im Kanton Freiburg existierten um die Jahrhundertwende noch keine staatlichen oder staatlich kontrollierten Altersasyle, während die Kantone St. Gallen und Zürich solche aufwiesen.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.