althochdeutsch

[ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ]

/[ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“althochdeutsch” is uncommon German (frequency #91,262 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,262
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf das Althochdeutsche, die älteste Form der deutschen Sprache, beziehend (in Gebrauch vom 8. Jahrhundert bis Mitte/Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)

Corpus desk

Index DE-althochdeutsch · althochdeutsch · German

althochdeutsch · rank #91,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,262
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH allgemeingült…

Nearest frequency peer: allgemeingültigen (-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 „althochdeutsch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for althochdeutsch
PropertyValue
Headwordalthochdeutsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#91,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „althochdeutsch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „allgemeingültigen“ (#91,261), „amicitia“ (#91,263), „allerliebste“ (#91,260). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „althochdeutsch“ bei #91,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

althochdeutsch is uncommon German at frequency #91,262 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf das Althochdeutsche, die älteste Form der deutschen Sprache, beziehend (in Gebrauch vom 8. Jahrhundert bis Mitte/Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)".

althochdeutsch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is althochdeutsch, spelled A-L-T-H-O-C-H-D-E-U-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf das Althochdeutsche, die älteste Form der deutschen Sprache, beziehend (in Gebrauch vom 8. Jahrhundert bis Mitte/Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es sind nicht viele althochdeutsche Texte überliefert worden.
  2. „Lioht“ und „lant“ sind althochdeutsche Wörter.

Antonyms

frühneuhochdeutschmittelhochdeutschneuhochdeutsch

This word in other languages

Old High German(English)vieux haut-allemand(Français)

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 "althochdeutsch"?
"althochdeutsch" is spelled A-L-T-H-O-C-H-D-E-U-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ].
What does "althochdeutsch" mean?
As an adjective, "althochdeutsch" means: sich auf das Althochdeutsche, die älteste Form der deutschen Sprache, beziehend (in Gebrauch vom 8. Jahrhundert bis Mitte/Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts)
How do you pronounce "althochdeutsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "althochdeutsch" is [ˈalthoːxˌdɔɪ̯tʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "althochdeutsch" come from?
"althochdeutsch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list