Kahlenberg

[ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk]/ name

The verdict

“Kahlenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #84,165 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,165
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fast immer Singular:Name mehrerer Berge

Corpus desk

Index DE-kahlenberg · Kahlenberg · German

Kahlenberg · rank #84,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,165
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampfhund

Nearest frequency peer: Kampfhund (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kahlenberg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kahlenberg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kahlenberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordKahlenberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kahlenberg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kahlenbergfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kampfhund“ (#84,166), „Kabinettssitzung“ (#84,163), „Kampfszenen“ (#84,167). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kahlenberg“ bei #84,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kahlenberg is uncommon German at frequency #84,165 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fast immer Singular:Name mehrerer Berge".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kahlenberg, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kahlenberg, spelled K-A-H-L-E-N-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    fast immer Singular:Name mehrerer Berge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Mülheimer Bismarckturm ist einer der letzten öffentlichen Aussichtstürme im Ruhrtal. 1909 wurde er zu Ehren des Reichskanzlers Otto von Bismarck auf dem Kahlenberg südlich des Stadtzentrums errichtet.“
  2. „Auf der höchsten Erhebung im unteren Bliestal, dem rund 400 Meter hohen Kahlenberg, wurde im Jahre 1893 der Alexanderturm fertig gestellt.“

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 "Kahlenberg"?
"Kahlenberg" is spelled K-A-H-L-E-N-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk].
What does "Kahlenberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kahlenberg" means: fast immer Singular:Name mehrerer Berge
How do you pronounce "Kahlenberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kahlenberg" is [ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kahlenberg" come from?
"Kahlenberg" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list