älteste

[ˈɛltəstə]

/[ˈɛltəstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“älteste” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,334
frequency rank, German
1,202
“Ä” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

älteste vs Attest
57% similar
älteste vs ältesten
88% similar
älteste vs ältester
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for älteste
PropertyValue
Headwordälteste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛltəstə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,334
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “älteste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). älteste lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around älteste (IPA [ˈɛltəstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,334 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for älteste, with forms such as "läteste", "äletste", and "ällteste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Attest", "ältesten", "ältester", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is älteste, spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs alt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • läteste
  • äletste
  • ällteste
  • älteset
  • ältesste
  • ältestte
  • ältetse
  • ältsete
  • ältteste
  • ätleste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of älteste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

läteste2äletste2ällteste1älteset2ältesste1ältestte1ältetse2ältsete2
Edit distance from "älteste"

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 "älteste"?
"älteste" is spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛltəstə].
What does "älteste" mean?
As an adjective, "älteste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
What words are commonly confused with "älteste"?
"älteste" is commonly confused with "Attest", "ältesten", "ältester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "älteste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "älteste" is [ˈɛltəstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "älteste" come from?
"älteste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “älteste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛltəstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Attest” - see the side-by-side comparison. älteste vs Attest
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list