veralten
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩]
The verdict
“veralten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alt werden, an Alter zunehmen, gewinnen; einem Prozess der Alterung unterworfen sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-veralten · veralten · German
veralten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veralten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „veralten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
veralten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how veralten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wörter, die mit Begriffen aus der Technik verbunden sind, können in der Gegenwart sehr schnell veralten.
Synonyms
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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.