altmodisch

\ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\

/\ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Démodé, vieillot, à l’ancienne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-altmodisch · altmodisch · French

altmodisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 altmodisch
PropertyValue
Headwordaltmodisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « altmodisch » en français

altmodischn'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

altmodisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Démodé, vieillot, à l’ancienne.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for altmodisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is altmodisch, spelled A-L-T-M-O-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Démodé, vieillot, à l’ancienne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Großmutter hat einen schönen altmodischen Parkettboden, der immer knarzt, wenn ihn jemand betritt.
  2. Ich stehe in der Küche, höre Nina und fülle eine Handvoll Kaffeebohnen in meine altmodische kleine Mühle.

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 "altmodisch"?
"altmodisch" is spelled A-L-T-M-O-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\.
What does "altmodisch" mean?
As an adjective, "altmodisch" means: Démodé, vieillot, à l’ancienne.
How do you pronounce "altmodisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altmodisch" is \ˈaltˌmoːdɪʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altmodisch" come from?
"altmodisch" 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