Altmeier

[ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Altmeier” is uncommon German (frequency #95,231 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,231
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-altmeier · Altmeier · German

Altmeier · rank #95,231 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,231
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altarbild

Nearest frequency peer: Altarbild (-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 „Altmeier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altmeier
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltmeier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,231
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altmeier“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Altmeierfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Altarbild“ (#95,230), „ambivalenten“ (#95,232), „alpiner“ (#95,229). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altmeier“ bei #95,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altmeier is uncommon German at frequency #95,231 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Altmeier in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Altmeier, spelled A-L-T-M-E-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Familie Altmeier von nebenan hat uns zu ihrer nächsten Grillparty eingeladen.

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 "Altmeier"?
"Altmeier" is spelled A-L-T-M-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Altmeier" mean?
As a proper noun, "Altmeier" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Altmeier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altmeier" is [ˈaltmaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altmeier" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angelobt#95,241anpissen#95,246abreiben#95,210Anstands#95,252

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list