old-timer

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The verdict

“old-timer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die auf eine lange Erfahrung bei etwas oder Zugehörigkeit zu etwas zurückblicken kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-old-timer · old-timer · German

old-timer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for old-timer
PropertyValue
Headwordold-timer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „old-timer“ im Deutschen

old-timerschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

old-timer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for old-timer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is old-timer, spelled O-L-D---T-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die auf eine lange Erfahrung bei etwas oder Zugehörigkeit zu etwas zurückblicken kann
  2. 2
    alte Person

Synonyms

doyenoldster

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "old-timer"?
"old-timer" is spelled O-L-D---T-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "old-timer" mean?
As a noun, "old-timer" means: Person, die auf eine lange Erfahrung bei etwas oder Zugehörigkeit zu etwas zurückblicken kann
How do you pronounce "old-timer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "old-timer" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "old-timer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list