kabalieren
[kabaˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“kabalieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ränke schmieden; versuchen, durch eine Intrige Vorteile zu gewinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kabalieren · kabalieren · German
kabalieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kabalieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kabaˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kabalieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kabalieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kabaˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ränke schmieden; versuchen, durch eine Intrige Vorteile zu gewinnen".
No misspelling variants are generated for kabalieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kabalieren, spelled K-A-B-A-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ränke schmieden; versuchen, durch eine Intrige Vorteile zu gewinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kabalieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hat kabaliert, heute verwende ich den ganzen Tag am Hofe, um gegen ihn zu kabalieren.“
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.