spalterbig

[ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç]

/[ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“spalterbig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt

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Index DE-spalterbig · spalterbig · German

spalterbig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 spalterbig
PropertyValue
Headwordspalterbig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spalterbig“ im Deutschen

spalterbigschafft 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

spalterbig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spalterbig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is spalterbig, spelled S-P-A-L-T-E-R-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how spalterbig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das, was ich die „Fassung des Codes“ nannte, […] trägt die Bezeichnung „Allel“. Wenn die Fassungen verschieden sind […], wird das Individuum spalterbig in Bezug auf jenes Gen genannt. Sind sie wie im nichtmutierten Individuum […] gleich, so werden sie reinerbig genannt.“

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Antonyms

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 "spalterbig"?
"spalterbig" is spelled S-P-A-L-T-E-R-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç].
What does "spalterbig" mean?
As an adjective, "spalterbig" means: durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt
How do you pronounce "spalterbig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spalterbig" is [ˈʃpaltˌʔɛʁbɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spalterbig" come from?
"spalterbig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list