Altlast
German, noun[ˈaltˌlast]
Altlast is spelled A-L-T-L-A-S-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altlast is a German feminine noun meaning “contaminated site, hazardous site” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übriggebliebene, gesundheits- oder umweltgefährdende Substanzen, die durch menschliches Einwirken entstanden…”.
What does Altlast mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontaminated site, hazardous site
- 2
femininecontaminated waste, hazardous material
- 3
femininelegacy issue
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übriggebliebene, gesundheits- oder umweltgefährdende Substanzen, die durch menschliches Einwirken entstanden sind 2. Gebiet, Areal oder Terrain, das mit gesundheits- oder umweltgefährdendem Material belastet beziehungsweise verseucht ist und dadurch nicht mehr, oder nur eingeschränkt, nutzbar ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Altlast
- Altlasten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Altlast?
- [ˈaltˌlast]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Altlast in German?
Altlast appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).