uralt

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]/ adj

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The verdict

“uralt” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,208. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,208
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-uralt · uralt · German

uralt · rank #26,208 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,208
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH untrennbar

Nearest frequency peer: untrennbar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „uralt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „uralt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uralt vs URL
0% similar
uralt vs Uran
40% similar
uralt vs uralte
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uralt
PropertyValue
Headworduralt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,208
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „uralt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.uraltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „untrennbar“ (#26,207), „UWG“ (#26,209), „unterrichtete“ (#26,206). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „uralt“ bei #26,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around uralt (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,208 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sehr alt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for uralt, with forms such as "rualt", "uarlt", and "urallt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "URL", "Uran", "uralte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is uralt, spelled U-R-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr alt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Märchen aus uralten Zeiten,
  2. „Mit deren Hilfe wurde es möglich, in diese uralte Sprache einzudringen; mit Hilfe der ältesten akkadischen Keilschriftformen waren aber auch die noch älteren sumerischen Formen zu erschließen.“

This word in other languages

ancient(English)viejísimo(Español)ancien(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rualt
  • uarlt
  • urallt
  • uraltt
  • uratl
  • urlat
  • urralt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uralt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rualt2uarlt2urallt1uraltt1uratl2urlat2urralt1
Edit distance from "uralt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uralt"?
"uralt" is spelled U-R-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt].
What does "uralt" mean?
As an adjective, "uralt" means: sehr alt
What words are commonly confused with "uralt"?
"uralt" is commonly confused with "URL", "Uran", "uralte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "uralt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uralt" is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uralt" come from?
"uralt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uralt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

totes#26,196Tanne#26,191Stils#26,184while#26,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rappen7 variantsPfade7 variantsPapas7 variantsbanal7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list