veralten
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩]
The verdict
“veralten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - alt werden, an Alter zunehmen, gewinnen; einem Prozess der Alterung unterworfen sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veralten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “veralten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for veralten is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "alt werden, an Alter zunehmen, gewinnen; einem Prozess der Alterung unterworfen sein".
veralten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is veralten, spelled V-E-R-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1alt werden, an Alter zunehmen, gewinnen; einem Prozess der Alterung unterworfen sein
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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.
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Using “veralten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.