kahler

[ˈkaːlɐ]

/[ˈkaːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“kahler” is uncommon German (frequency #64,411 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,411
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kahler · kahler · German

kahler · rank #64,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,411
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kabellose

Nearest frequency peer: kabellose (-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 „kahler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kahler
PropertyValue
Headwordkahler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaːlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kahler“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kahlerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kabellose“ (#64,410), „Kampfpanzer“ (#64,412), „Justizpalast“ (#64,409). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kahler“ bei #64,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kahler is uncommon German at frequency #64,411 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kahler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kahler, spelled K-A-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl

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 "kahler"?
"kahler" is spelled K-A-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːlɐ].
What does "kahler" mean?
As an adjective, "kahler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kahl
How do you pronounce "kahler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kahler" is [ˈkaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kahler" come from?
"kahler" 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 "kahler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

killed#64,422Klötze#64,427kniend#64,428Kniffe#64,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list