astrein

[ˈastʁaɪ̯n]

/[ˈastʁaɪ̯n]/ adj

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The verdict

“astrein” is uncommon German (frequency #73,247 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,247
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frei von Astlöchern

Corpus desk

Index DE-astrein · astrein · German

astrein · rank #73,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,247
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Artischocken

Nearest frequency peer: Artischocken (-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 „astrein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astrein
PropertyValue
Headwordastrein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈastʁaɪ̯n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „astrein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).astreinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Artischocken“ (#73,246), „aufgebahrt“ (#73,248), „aufgehetzt“ (#73,249). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „astrein“ bei #73,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astrein is uncommon German at frequency #73,247 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈastʁaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for astrein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is astrein, spelled A-S-T-R-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    frei von Astlöchern
  2. 2
    moralisch unbedenklich
  3. 3
    begrüßenswerter Zustand, sehr schön oder auch gut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um astreines Holz zu erhalten, wurden die Bäume sehr eng gepflanzt.
  2. Die Sache ist doch nicht astrein!

Synonyms

korrektkoschercoolgeilknorkekorrektschauspitzenmäßigsuperWahnsinn

Antonyms

anrüchigfauldanebenscheißeübel

This word in other languages

cool(English)clair(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 "astrein"?
"astrein" is spelled A-S-T-R-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈastʁaɪ̯n].
What does "astrein" mean?
As an adjective, "astrein" means: frei von Astlöchern
How do you pronounce "astrein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astrein" is [ˈastʁaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astrein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list