altersgrau
[ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“altersgrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - aufgrund von Alter ergraut/verblasst
Corpus desk
Index DE-altersgrau · altersgrau · German
altersgrau · 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 | altersgrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altersgrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altersgrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgrund von Alter ergraut/verblasst".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for altersgrau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is altersgrau, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-G-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1aufgrund von Alter ergraut/verblasst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how altersgrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die altersgrauen Schriftzeichen schienen in seinem ungebildeten, aber regen Geist schwache Erinnerungen zu wecken, obwohl es ausgeschlossen war, dass er dergleichen jemals zuvor gesehen hatte.“
„Sie ließ ihren Blick über die Brieffächer gleiten, dann über die schlanken kleinen Schubfächer. Schließlich blieb er wie gefesselt an dem großen, altersgrauen Buch mit der eisernen Schließe hängen.“
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.