alveolar
[alveoˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“alveolar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik: mit Zunge und Alveolen (Zahndamm) gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-alveolar · alveolar · German
alveolar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | alveolar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [alveoˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „alveolar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
alveolar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [alveoˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistik: mit Zunge und Alveolen (Zahndamm) gebildet".
alveolar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is alveolar, spelled A-L-V-E-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Linguistik: mit Zunge und Alveolen (Zahndamm) gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alveolar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alveolar werden im Deutschen [t], [d], [s], [z], [ts], [n], [r] (= vorderes, alveolares „r“) und [l] gebildet. Gelegentlich werden die alveolaren Laute im Deutschen als dental bezeichnet. Tatsächlich geht jedoch die Zunge an den Zahndamm, die Alveolen, und nicht bis an die Zähne.
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.