im Allgemeinen
[ɪm alɡəˈmaɪ̯nən]
The verdict
“im Allgemeinen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von wenigen Ausnahmen, Sonderfällen abgesehen; im Normalfall
Corpus desk
Index DE-im-allgemeinen · im Allgemeinen · German
im Allgemeinen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | im Allgemeinen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪm alɡəˈmaɪ̯nən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „im Allgemeinen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
im Allgemeinen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪm alɡəˈmaɪ̯nən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von wenigen Ausnahmen, Sonderfällen abgesehen; im Normalfall".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for im Allgemeinen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is im Allgemeinen, spelled I-M- -A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1von wenigen Ausnahmen, Sonderfällen abgesehen; im Normalfall
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how im Allgemeinen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Frauen lügen im Übrigen weniger, aber wenn sie lügen, dann meist besser. Das liegt insbesondere daran, dass Frauen im Allgemeinen ein bisschen intelligenter sind als wir Männer.“
Das Gemüse aus dem eigenen Garten schmeckt im Allgemeinen besser als das aus dem Supermarkt.
This word in other languages
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.