altklug
[ˈaltˌkluːk]
The verdict
“altklug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit mehr Klugheit, als man jemandem für sein Alter zutraut, und fehlender Zurückhaltung
Corpus desk
Index DE-altklug · altklug · German
altklug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | altklug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaltˌkluːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altklug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altklug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaltˌkluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit mehr Klugheit, als man jemandem für sein Alter zutraut, und fehlender Zurückhaltung".
No misspelling variants are generated for altklug in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is altklug, spelled A-L-T-K-L-U-G.
Definition
- 1mit mehr Klugheit, als man jemandem für sein Alter zutraut, und fehlender Zurückhaltung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how altklug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kind überraschte uns mit altklugen Bemerkungen.
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.