althergebracht
[altˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌbʁaxt]
The verdict
“althergebracht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seit Langem üblich
Corpus desk
Index DE-althergebracht · althergebracht · German
althergebracht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | althergebracht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [altˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌbʁaxt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „althergebracht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
althergebracht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [altˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌbʁaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seit Langem üblich".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for althergebracht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is althergebracht, spelled A-L-T-H-E-R-G-E-B-R-A-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1seit Langem üblich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how althergebracht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Das Internet triumphiert, manchmal schlägt Print aber gewaltig zurück. Dann schauen die Blogs und der Facebook-Dschungel richtig althergebracht aus."
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.