altersbedingt
[ˈaltɐsbəˌdɪŋt]
The verdict
“altersbedingt” is uncommon German (frequency #67,975 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,975
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einem bestimmten Lebensalter, einer Altersstufe zusammenhängend, dadurch hervorgerufen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altersbedingt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐsbəˌdɪŋt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,975 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “altersbedingt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
altersbedingt is uncommon German at frequency #67,975 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltɐsbəˌdɪŋt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
altersbedingt has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is altersbedingt, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-B-E-D-I-N-G-T.
Definition
- 1mit einem bestimmten Lebensalter, einer Altersstufe zusammenhängend, dadurch hervorgerufen
- 2auf hohem Lebensalter gründend, durch ein hohes Lebensalter bedingt, dieses betreffend
Synonyms
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-S-B-E-D-I-N-G-T - 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.