Großkaliber
[ˈɡʁoːskaˌliːbɐ]
The verdict
“Großkaliber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Patronen mit einem Durchmesser ab 9 Millimetern
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-kaliber · Großkaliber · German
Großkaliber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Großkaliber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁoːskaˌliːbɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großkaliber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großkaliber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːskaˌliːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Großkaliber, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Großkaliber, spelled G-R-O-S-S-K-A-L-I-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Patronen mit einem Durchmesser ab 9 Millimetern
- 2jemand oder etwas von besonderer Stellung oder Bedeutsamkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großkaliber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die meisten Polizisten in Deutschland tragen 9-Millimeter-Waffen – ein Großkaliber, das stets Todesgefahr birgt.“
„Ich habe mal auf 300 Meter mit dem Großkaliber geschossen.“
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.