Altersstufe

[ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə]

/[ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altersstufe” is uncommon German (frequency #74,279 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,279
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitlicher Abschnitt im Leben

Corpus desk

Index DE-altersstufe · Altersstufe · German

Altersstufe · rank #74,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,279
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alltagssituat…

Nearest frequency peer: Alltagssituationen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Altersstufe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altersstufe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altersstufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltersstufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altersstufe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Altersstufefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Alltagssituationen“ (#74,278), „amara“ (#74,280), „Allemand“ (#74,277). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altersstufe“ bei #74,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altersstufe is uncommon German at frequency #74,279 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zeitlicher Abschnitt im Leben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Altersstufe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Altersstufe, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-S-T-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitlicher Abschnitt im Leben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Altersstufe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das geht durch alle Altersstufen und ist im Vortrag von einer ehrfurchtgebietenden Ernsthaftigkeit, die keinerlei Schadenfreude zulässt.“

This word in other languages

age group(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Altersstufe"?
"Altersstufe" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-S-T-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə].
What does "Altersstufe" mean?
As a noun, "Altersstufe" means: zeitlicher Abschnitt im Leben
How do you pronounce "Altersstufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altersstufe" is [ˈaltɐsˌʃtuːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altersstufe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Altersstufe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angelächelt#74,289angenehmste#74,290angestrahlt#74,291Angstgegner#74,293

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list