allgemein

\al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\

/\al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\/ adj

The verdict

“allgemein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Général.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allgemein · allgemein · French

allgemein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for allgemein
PropertyValue
Headwordallgemein
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « allgemein » en français

allgemeinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allgemein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for allgemein, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is allgemein, spelled A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Général.
  2. 2
    Commun.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bundesrat will die zusätzlichen Ausgaben vollständig kompensieren, sodass dem allgemeinen Bundeshaushalt keine Mehrbelastung entsteht.
  2. Bei Blähungen handelt es sich um übermäßige Gasansammlungen im Magen-Darm-Trakt. (...) Gelegentlich treten weitere Verdauungsbeschwerden wie Verstopfung, Durchfall oder Übelkeit in Erscheinung. Aus all diesen Symptomen rührt ein allgemeines Unwohlsein.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allgemein"?
"allgemein" is spelled A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\.
What does "allgemein" mean?
As an adjective, "allgemein" means: Général.
How do you pronounce "allgemein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allgemein" is \al.ɡə.ˈmaɪ̯n\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allgemein" come from?
"allgemein" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list