altershalber
[ˈaltɐsˌhalbɐ]
The verdict
“altershalber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgrund eines bestimmten (meist hohen) Alters
Corpus desk
Index DE-altershalber · altershalber · German
altershalber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | altershalber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐsˌhalbɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altershalber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altershalber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈaltɐsˌhalbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgrund eines bestimmten (meist hohen) Alters".
No generated misspelling entries exist for altershalber in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is altershalber, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-H-A-L-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1aufgrund eines bestimmten (meist hohen) Alters
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how altershalber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der bisherige Amtsinhaber, der 1993 die neu geschaffene Funktion übernahm, tritt Ende Juni altershalber zurück.“
„Nicht der Platz zum Wohnen fehlt, es wird zu viel mit Immobilien spekuliert. Viele Einfamilienhäuser stehen altershalber leer, werden aber nicht verkauft.“
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.