Altstimme
German, noun/ˈaltˌʃtɪmə/
Altstimme is spelled A-L-T-S-T-I-M-M-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altstimme is a German feminine noun meaning “alto (pitch)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stimme in der Stimmlage Alt: Stimmlage tiefer als Sopran; tiefe Frauenstimme”.
What does Altstimme mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealto (pitch)
- 2
femininesheet music for alto
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stimme in der Stimmlage Alt: Stimmlage tiefer als Sopran; tiefe Frauenstimme 2. Noten für eine Altsängerin
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 Altstimme
- Altstimmen plural
- Altstimmchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Altstimme?
- /ˈaltˌʃtɪmə/
- [ˈaltˌʃtɪmə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Altstimme in German?
Altstimme appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).