elder

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The verdict

“elder” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,740
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ältere Person: Älterer/Ältere

Corpus desk

Index DE-elder · elder · German

elder · rank #35,740 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,740
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH elastisch

Nearest frequency peer: elastisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „elder“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „elder“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

elder vs Ende
40% similar
elder vs Erde
40% similar
elder vs euer
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for elder
PropertyValue
Headwordelder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,740
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „elder“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).elderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „elastisch“ (#35,739), „elementaren“ (#35,741), „Eiswürfel“ (#35,738). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elder“ bei #35,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around elder (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,740 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for elder, with forms such as "eldder", "elderr", and "eldre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ende", "Erde", "euer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is elder, spelled E-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ältere Person: Älterer/Ältere
  2. 2
    einflussreiche, weise oder einer Gruppe vorstehende, oft ältere Person: Ältester/Älteste

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We should respect our elders. She is his elder by three years.
  2. The elders of the village gathered under an old oak tree.

Synonyms

ancientgeriatricold-timeroldstersenior

Antonyms

youngsteryouth

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eldder
  • elderr
  • eldre
  • eledr
  • ellder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eldder1elderr1eldre2eledr2ellder1
Edit distance from "elder"

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 "elder"?
"elder" is spelled E-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "elder" mean?
As a noun, "elder" means: ältere Person: Älterer/Ältere
What words are commonly confused with "elder"?
"elder" is commonly confused with "Ende", "Erde", "euer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elder" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elder" come from?
"elder" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

duzen#35,717Ferse#35,767floor#35,772chors#35,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

eint5 variantsgotta5 variantshuhu5 variantsigitt5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list