kahle

[ˈkaːlə]

/[ˈkaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kahle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,138
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-kahle · kahle · German

kahle · rank #33,138 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,138
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kandidatinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Kandidatinnen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kahle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kahle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kahle vs kal
60% similar
kahle vs Karl
40% similar
kahle vs kalt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kahle
PropertyValue
Headwordkahle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,138
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kahle“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kahleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kandidatinnen“ (#33,139), „Jugendorganisation“ (#33,136), „karla“ (#33,140). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kahle“ bei #33,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around kahle (IPA [ˈkaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,138 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for kahle, with forms such as "akhle", "kahel", and "kahhle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kal", "Karl", "kalt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kahle, spelled K-A-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akhle
  • kahel
  • kahhle
  • kahlle
  • kalhe
  • khale
  • kkahle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kahle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

akhle2kahel2kahhle1kahlle1kalhe2khale2kkahle1
Edit distance from "kahle"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kahle"?
"kahle" is spelled K-A-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːlə].
What does "kahle" mean?
As an adjective, "kahle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
What words are commonly confused with "kahle"?
"kahle" is commonly confused with "kal", "Karl", "kalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kahle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kahle" is [ˈkaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kahle" come from?
"kahle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kahle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

karla#33,140Kröte#33,158Köter#33,162hicks#33,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Hauck7 variantsLämmer7 variantsMichi7 variantsMinze7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list