Elternteils

[ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls]

/[ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Elternteils” is uncommon German (frequency #67,164 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,164
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elternteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-elternteils · Elternteils · German

Elternteils · rank #67,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,164
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH emanzipatoris…

Nearest frequency peer: emanzipatorische (+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 „Elternteils“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elternteils
PropertyValue
HeadwordElternteils
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elternteils“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „emanzipatorische“ (#67,165), „ekliger“ (#67,162), „ej“ (#67,161). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elternteils“ bei #67,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elternteils is uncommon German at frequency #67,164 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elternteil".

Elternteils doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Elternteils, spelled E-L-T-E-R-N-T-E-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elternteil

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 "Elternteils"?
"Elternteils" is spelled E-L-T-E-R-N-T-E-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls].
What does "Elternteils" mean?
As a noun, "Elternteils" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elternteil
How do you pronounce "Elternteils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elternteils" is [ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯ls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elternteils" come from?
"Elternteils" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Endlagerung#67,168einpflanzen#67,156erschreckte#67,180einfühlsame#67,147

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list