astral

[ˌasˈtʁaːl]

/[ˌasˈtʁaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“astral” is uncommon German (frequency #98,121 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,121
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sterne betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, von ihnen bestimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-astral · astral · German

astral · rank #98,121 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,121
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Assistenztrai…

Nearest frequency peer: Assistenztrainer (-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 „astral“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „astral“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astral
PropertyValue
Headwordastral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌasˈtʁaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,121
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „astral“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).astralfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Assistenztrainer“ (#98,120), „Athenäum“ (#98,122), „Assekuranz“ (#98,119). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „astral“ bei #98,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astral is uncommon German at frequency #98,121 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌasˈtʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sterne betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, von ihnen bestimmt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for astral, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is astral, spelled A-S-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sterne betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, von ihnen bestimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how astral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das astrale Licht war gleißend.

This word in other languages

astral(English)astral(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astral"?
"astral" is spelled A-S-T-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌasˈtʁaːl].
What does "astral" mean?
As an adjective, "astral" means: die Sterne betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, von ihnen bestimmt
How do you pronounce "astral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astral" is [ˌasˈtʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astral" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astral", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausübe#98,143Beanie#98,158almond#98,071Bekker#98,173

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list