Greisenalter
[ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ]
The verdict
“Greisenalter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - betagtes, hohes Alter
Corpus desk
Index DE-greisenalter · Greisenalter · German
Greisenalter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Greisenalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Greisenalter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Greisenalter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaɪ̯zn̩ˌʔaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Greisenalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Menschen erreichen heutzutage das Greisenalter.
„Unverkennbare Anzeichen des Greisenalters machten sich deutlich bei ihm bemerkbar: plötzliches Einschlafen, Vergesslichkeit für nur kurze Zeit zurückliegende Ereignisse und ein gutes Gedächtnis für längst Vergangenes; und auch die kindliche Eitelkeit gehörte hierher, mit der er die Rolle des Moskauer Oppositionsführers übernommen hatte.“
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.