autochthon
[aʊ̯tɔxˈtoːn]
The verdict
“autochthon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Lande selbst geboren
Corpus desk
Index DE-autochthon · autochthon · German
autochthon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | autochthon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aʊ̯tɔxˈtoːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „autochthon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
autochthon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aʊ̯tɔxˈtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for autochthon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is autochthon, spelled A-U-T-O-C-H-T-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1im Lande selbst geboren
- 2am Fundort entstanden, am Fundort vorkommend
- 3direkt im betroffenen Gewebe entstanden, ohne Einfluss von äußeren Ursachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how autochthon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] mancher autochthon britische Komponist vergangener Zeiten [wäre] froh gewesen, wenn er auch auf dem Festland stärker zum Zuge gekommen wäre.
Wichtig zu wissen ist, dass all das, die Heimat- und Trachtenvereine, die Volksfeste, das "G’wand" mit Dirndl und Lederhose, das ganze "Brauchtum" [in Bayern], einschließlich Königsjodler und Watschentanz, nichts autochthon Gewachsenes und Tradiertes ist.
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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.