aunt
[ɑːnt]
The verdict
“aunt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verwandte: Tante
Corpus desk
Index DE-aunt · aunt · German
aunt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | aunt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɑːnt] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aunt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aunt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verwandte: Tante".
No misspelling variants are generated for aunt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is aunt, spelled A-U-N-T.
Definition
- 1Verwandte: Tante
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aunt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I will go visit my aunt and uncle.
My aunt on my mother's side.
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.