altertümlich
[ˈaltɐˌtyːmlɪç]
The verdict
“altertümlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - aus einer lange vergangenen Zeit stammend; in der Art früherer Zeiten seiend; altmodisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-altertumlich · altertümlich · German
altertümlich · 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 | altertümlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaltɐˌtyːmlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altertümlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altertümlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltɐˌtyːmlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einer lange vergangenen Zeit stammend; in der Art früherer Zeiten seiend; altmodisch".
Zero misspellings are on record for altertümlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is altertümlich, spelled A-L-T-E-R-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1aus einer lange vergangenen Zeit stammend; in der Art früherer Zeiten seiend; altmodisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how altertümlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er zeigte mir eine Karte mit einer altertümlichen Schrift.
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.