ältestes

[ˈɛltəstəs]

/[ˈɛltəstəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“ältestes” is uncommon German (frequency #53,415 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,415
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-altestes · ältestes · German

ältestes · rank #53,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,415
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zyklon

Nearest frequency peer: Zyklon (-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 „ältestes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ältestes
PropertyValue
Headwordältestes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛltəstəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ältestes“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zyklon“ (#53,414), „äthiopischen“ (#53,416), „Zwischenstation“ (#53,413). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ältestes“ bei #53,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ältestes is uncommon German at frequency #53,415 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛltəstəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ältestes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ältestes, spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt

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 "ältestes"?
"ältestes" is spelled Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛltəstəs].
What does "ältestes" mean?
As an adjective, "ältestes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs alt
How do you pronounce "ältestes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ältestes" is [ˈɛltəstəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ältestes" come from?
"ältestes" 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 "ältestes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zuwandte#53,408zusenden#53,407zorniger#53,398abwählen#53,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list