Altmetall
[ˈaltmeˌtal]
The verdict
“Altmetall” is uncommon German (frequency #83,645 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,645
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstände aus Metall, die übrig bleiben oder wiedergewonnen werden, wenn die Objekte, in denen sie enthalten waren, außer Gebrauch kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-altmetall · Altmetall · German
Altmetall · rank #83,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,645
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Altgriechisch…
Nearest frequency peer: Altgriechischen (-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 „Altmetall“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Alleingänge
Alleingänge
16,361 corpus weight
- alltagstaug…
alltagstauglich
16,360 corpus weight
- Altbauwohnu…
Altbauwohnung
16,359 corpus weight
- Altgriechis…
Altgriechischen
16,357 corpus weight
- Altmetall
Altmetall
16,356 corpus weight
- Amtsenthebu…
Amtsenthebungsverfahren
16,354 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altmetall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Altmetall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltmeˌtal] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altmetall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altmetall is uncommon German at frequency #83,645 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltmeˌtal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstände aus Metall, die übrig bleiben oder wiedergewonnen werden, wenn die Objekte, in denen sie enthalten waren, außer Gebrauch kommen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Altmetall in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Altmetall, spelled A-L-T-M-E-T-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Gegenstände aus Metall, die übrig bleiben oder wiedergewonnen werden, wenn die Objekte, in denen sie enthalten waren, außer Gebrauch kommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Altmetall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Altmetalle sind oft wertvolle Rohstoffe.
„Im ersten vorchristlichen Jahrhundert wurde in größerem Maße Altmetall recycelt, wohl nicht aus Umweltbewusstsein, sondern weil die Stadt wirtschaftlich schwächelte und es an Ressourcen mangelte.“
Synonyms
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.
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