Alttier
[ˈaltˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Alttier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eines der älteren Tiere in einer Gruppe vor allem beim Rot- und Damwild
Corpus desk
Index DE-alttier · Alttier · German
Alttier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Alttier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaltˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alttier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alttier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaltˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eines der älteren Tiere in einer Gruppe vor allem beim Rot- und Damwild".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Alttier, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alttier, spelled A-L-T-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1eines der älteren Tiere in einer Gruppe vor allem beim Rot- und Damwild
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alttier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Alttier füttert seine Küken mit einem Roten Amerikanischen Sumpfkrebs (Procambarus clarkii).“
„Bei Gefahr und Schneesturm bilden die Alttiere einen Schutzring um die Kälber.“
Antonyms
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.