Altglas

[ˈaltˌɡlaːs]

/[ˈaltˌɡlaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altglas” is uncommon German (frequency #87,380 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,380
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstände aus Glas, die zur Wiederverwertung geeignet sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-altglas · Altglas · German

Altglas · rank #87,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,380
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altertumswiss…

Nearest frequency peer: Altertumswissenschaft (-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 „Altglas“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altglas
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltglas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaltˌɡlaːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altglas“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Altglasfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Altertumswissenschaft“ (#87,379), „Alterns“ (#87,378), „Amtsübernahme“ (#87,382). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altglas“ bei #87,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altglas is uncommon German at frequency #87,380 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltˌɡlaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstände aus Glas, die zur Wiederverwertung geeignet sind".

Zero misspellings are on record for Altglas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Altglas, spelled A-L-T-G-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstände aus Glas, die zur Wiederverwertung geeignet sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Altglas wird nach Farben sortiert.

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 "Altglas"?
"Altglas" is spelled A-L-T-G-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltˌɡlaːs].
What does "Altglas" mean?
As a noun, "Altglas" means: Gegenstände aus Glas, die zur Wiederverwertung geeignet sind
How do you pronounce "Altglas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altglas" is [ˈaltˌɡlaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altglas" come from?
"Altglas" 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 "Altglas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alterns#87,378apricot#87,400Armreif#87,407Zwenkau#87,324

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list