calf
[kɑːf]
The verdict
“calf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kalb
Corpus desk
Index DE-calf · calf · German
calf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | calf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɑːf] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „calf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
calf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɑːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kalb".
No misspelling variants are generated for calf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is calf, spelled C-A-L-F.
Definition
- 1Kalb
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how calf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The calf was born last Saturday.
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.