Altersteilzeit
[ˈaltɐsˌtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Altersteilzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #82,472 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,472
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit vor dem Beginn der Rente oder des Ruhestands, in der bei reduzierter Bezahlung nur die Hälfte der normalen Arbeitszeit gearbeitet werden muss
Corpus desk
Index DE-altersteilzeit · Altersteilzeit · German
Altersteilzeit · rank #82,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,472
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH altertümliche
Nearest frequency peer: altertümliche (+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 „Altersteilzeit“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Alki
Alki
17,533 corpus weight
- Alliierter
Alliierter
17,532 corpus weight
- Altersteilz…
Altersteilzeit
17,529 corpus weight
- altertümlic…
altertümliche
17,528 corpus weight
- Alufelgen
Alufelgen
17,527 corpus weight
- aman
aman
17,526 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altersteilzeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altersteilzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐsˌtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #82,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altersteilzeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altersteilzeit is uncommon German at frequency #82,472 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltɐsˌtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit vor dem Beginn der Rente oder des Ruhestands, in der bei reduzierter Bezahlung nur die Hälfte der normalen Arbeitszeit gearbeitet werden muss".
Altersteilzeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Altersteilzeit, spelled A-L-T-E-R-S-T-E-I-L-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zeit vor dem Beginn der Rente oder des Ruhestands, in der bei reduzierter Bezahlung nur die Hälfte der normalen Arbeitszeit gearbeitet werden muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Altersteilzeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Regeln für die Altersteilzeit wurden mehrfach geändert.
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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