uraltes

[ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“uraltes” is uncommon German (frequency #54,187 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,187
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt

Corpus desk

Index DE-uraltes · uraltes · German

uraltes · rank #54,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,187
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwichtigen

Nearest frequency peer: unwichtigen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „uraltes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „uraltes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uraltes
PropertyValue
Headworduraltes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „uraltes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.uraltesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unwichtigen“ (#54,186), „Urgeschichte“ (#54,188), „unvorstellbare“ (#54,185). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „uraltes“ bei #54,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uraltes is uncommon German at frequency #54,187 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

uraltes has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is uraltes, spelled U-R-A-L-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "uraltes"?
"uraltes" is spelled U-R-A-L-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs].
What does "uraltes" mean?
As an adjective, "uraltes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs uralt
How do you pronounce "uraltes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uraltes" is [ˈuːɐ̯ʔaltəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uraltes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

variety#54,192unsanft#54,175verhöre#54,200unfaire#54,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list