although

conj

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The verdict

“although” is uncommon German (frequency #88,625 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,625
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - obwohl, obgleich; obzwar, wenn auch, wo doch

Key facts for although
PropertyValue
Headwordalthough
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,625
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “although” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). although lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

although is uncommon German at frequency #88,625 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aconjunction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "obwohl, obgleich; obzwar, wenn auch, wo doch".

although doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is although, spelled A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    obwohl, obgleich; obzwar, wenn auch, wo doch

Synonyms

though

Antonyms

because

This word in other languages

bien que(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 "although"?
"although" is spelled A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H.
What does "although" mean?
As a conjunction, "although" means: obwohl, obgleich; obzwar, wenn auch, wo doch
What language does "although" come from?
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Using “although”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list