Altertumswissenschaft

[ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]

/[ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altertumswissenschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #87,379 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,379
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit von Fachrichtungen, die sich mit den Kulturen des Altertums beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-altertumswissenschaft · Altertumswissenschaft · German

Altertumswissenschaft · rank #87,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,379
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alterns

Nearest frequency peer: Alterns (-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 „Altertumswissenschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altertumswissenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltertumswissenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]
Letters21
Frequency rank#87,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altertumswissenschaft“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Altertumswissenschaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Alterns“ (#87,378), „Altglas“ (#87,380), „allgemeinere“ (#87,377). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altertumswissenschaft“ bei #87,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altertumswissenschaft is uncommon German at frequency #87,379 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit von Fachrichtungen, die sich mit den Kulturen des Altertums beschäftigt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Altertumswissenschaft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Altertumswissenschaft, spelled A-L-T-E-R-T-U-M-S-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit von Fachrichtungen, die sich mit den Kulturen des Altertums beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Alle Zweige der Altertumswissenschaften finden Berücksichtigung. Im Zentrum aber steht der Entwurf einer Kulturgeschichte der klassischen Archäologie.“
  2. „Für Probegrabungen können nicht ganze Flüsse umgeleitet oder Seen trockengelegt werden. Hier kommt eine spezielle Disziplin der Altertumswissenschaft zum Zuge, die Unterwasserarchäologie.“

Synonyms

AltertumsforschungAltertumskundeArchäologie

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 "Altertumswissenschaft"?
"Altertumswissenschaft" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-T-U-M-S-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft].
What does "Altertumswissenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Altertumswissenschaft" means: Gesamtheit von Fachrichtungen, die sich mit den Kulturen des Altertums beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Altertumswissenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altertumswissenschaft" is [ˈaltɐtuːmsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altertumswissenschaft" come from?
"Altertumswissenschaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abkürzungsverzeichnis#87,355Wirtschaftsaufschwung#87,290volkswirtschaftlicher#87,244Vermögensverhältnisse#87,223

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list