das älteste Gewerbe der Welt

[…]

/[…]/ phrase

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“das älteste Gewerbe der Welt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anbieten/Ausüben sexueller Handlungen gegen Entgelt

Key facts for das älteste Gewerbe der Welt
PropertyValue
Headworddas älteste Gewerbe der Welt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “das älteste Gewerbe der Welt” sits in German frequency

das älteste Gewerbe der Welt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

das älteste Gewerbe der Welt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anbieten/Ausüben sexueller Handlungen gegen Entgelt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for das älteste Gewerbe der Welt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is das älteste Gewerbe der Welt, spelled D-A-S- -Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E- -G-E-W-E-R-B-E- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anbieten/Ausüben sexueller Handlungen gegen Entgelt

Synonyms

Prostitutiondas horizontale Gewerbe

This word in other languages

world's oldest profession(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt"?
"das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" is spelled D-A-S- -Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E- -G-E-W-E-R-B-E- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" mean?
As a phrase, "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" means: Anbieten/Ausüben sexueller Handlungen gegen Entgelt
How do you pronounce "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" come from?
"das älteste Gewerbe der Welt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “das älteste Gewerbe der Welt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-S- -Ä-L-T-E-S-T-E- -G-E-W-E-R-B-E- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list