ältester

[ˈɛltəstɐ]

/[ˈɛltəstɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ältester” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,144
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-altester · ältester · German

ältester · rank #20,144 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,144
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zweitligisten

Nearest frequency peer: Zweitligisten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ältester“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ältester“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ältester vs Altmeister
70% similar
ältester vs Alster
63% similar
ältester vs älteste
88% similar

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

Key facts for ältester
PropertyValue
Headwordältester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛltəstɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,144
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ältester“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ältesterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zweitligisten“ (#20,143), „Übergänge“ (#20,145), „zweifelsfrei“ (#20,142). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ältester“ bei #20,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ältester (IPA [ˈɛltəstɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,144 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ältester, with forms such as "lätester", "äletster", and "älltester". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Altmeister", "Alster", "älteste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ältester, spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs alt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lätester
  • äletster
  • älltester
  • ältesetr
  • ältesster
  • ältesterr
  • ältestre
  • ältestter
  • ältetser
  • ältseter
  • älttester
  • ätlester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ältester - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lätester2äletster2älltester1ältesetr2ältesster1ältesterr1ältestre2ältestter1
Edit distance from "ältester"

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 "ältester"?
"ältester" is spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛltəstɐ].
What does "ältester" mean?
As an adjective, "ältester" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt
What words are commonly confused with "ältester"?
"ältester" is commonly confused with "Altmeister", "Alster", "älteste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ältester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ältester" is [ˈɛltəstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ältester" come from?
"ältester" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list