Altsteinzeit
[ˈaltʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Altsteinzeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - früheste Epoche der Menschheitsgeschichte, die vor einigen Millionen Jahren beginnt und die etwa einige Tausend Jahre vor Christus in die Mittelsteinzeit übergeht
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Index DE-altsteinzeit · Altsteinzeit · German
Altsteinzeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Altsteinzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Altsteinzeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Altsteinzeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltʃtaɪ̯nˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "früheste Epoche der Menschheitsgeschichte, die vor einigen Millionen Jahren beginnt und die etwa einige Tausend Jahre vor Christus in die Mittelsteinzeit übergeht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Altsteinzeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Altsteinzeit, spelled A-L-T-S-T-E-I-N-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1früheste Epoche der Menschheitsgeschichte, die vor einigen Millionen Jahren beginnt und die etwa einige Tausend Jahre vor Christus in die Mittelsteinzeit übergeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Altsteinzeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der jüngeren Phase der Altsteinzeit, der Acheuléen-Kultur, tauchen Faustkeile in verschiedenen Varianten auf, die für verschiedene Zwecke technisch unterschiedlich hergestellt wurden.“
„Die modernen Menschen entwickelten in der oberen Altsteinzeit mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Kulturen.“
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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.