Greisenalter
[ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ]
The verdict
“Greisenalter” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - betagtes, hohes Alter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Greisenalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Greisenalter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Greisenalter is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "betagtes, hohes Alter".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Greisenalter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Greisenalter, spelled G-R-E-I-S-E-N-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1betagtes, hohes Alter
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Greisenalter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-E-I-S-E-N-A-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ] (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.