Old High German
"old-high-german" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Old High German” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.
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Index EN-old-high-german · Old High German · English
Old High German · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | Old High German |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Old High German” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Old High German is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Old High German, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Old High German, spelled O-L-D- -H-I-G-H- -G-E-R-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Old High German appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Old Alemannic is a dialect of Old High German, which is traditionally divided into two main dialect groups: Old Upper German (Altoberdeutsch) and Old Franconian (Altfränkisch). Old Upper German comprises Old Alemannic (Altalemannisch) and Old Bavarian (Altbairisch) while Old Franconian consists of Old Mid Franconian (Altmittelfränkisch), Old Rhine Francon…
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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.