altersgrau
[ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“altersgrau” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufgrund von Alter ergraut/verblasst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altersgrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “altersgrau” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for altersgrau is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaltɐsˌɡʁaʊ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-E-R-S-G-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.