Altimeter
[altiˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Altimeter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur Bestimmung des vertikalen Abstandes (Höhe) eines Objekts zu einer definierten Ebene (meist Erdoberfläche)
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Index DE-altimeter · Altimeter · German
Altimeter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Altimeter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [altiˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altimeter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altimeter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [altiˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zur Bestimmung des vertikalen Abstandes (Höhe) eines Objekts zu einer definierten Ebene (meist Erdoberfläche)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Altimeter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Altimeter, spelled A-L-T-I-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät zur Bestimmung des vertikalen Abstandes (Höhe) eines Objekts zu einer definierten Ebene (meist Erdoberfläche)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Altimeter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neu sind auch ein Altimeter, welcher eine Messung von Höhenmetern in Echtzeit ermöglicht und ein Always-On-Display für besseren Überblick während des Trainings.“
„Das führte zu einer Formel, die der Konstruktion des Altimeters zugrunde liegt, mit dem Piloten und Bergsteiger ihre Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel messen.“
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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.