Kahlschlag

[ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kahlschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #58,912 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,912
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang des Abholzens aller Bäume eines bestimmten Ortes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kahlschlag · Kahlschlag · German

Kahlschlag · rank #58,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,912
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaders

Nearest frequency peer: Kaders (-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 „Kahlschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kahlschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordKahlschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kahlschlag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kahlschlagfällt 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: „Kaders“ (#58,911), „Jüdinnen“ (#58,910), „Kampfkraft“ (#58,914). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kahlschlag“ bei #58,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kahlschlag is uncommon German at frequency #58,912 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kahlschlag in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kahlschlag, spelled K-A-H-L-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang des Abholzens aller Bäume eines bestimmten Ortes
  2. 2
    Fläche, auf der alle Bäume gefällt wurden
  3. 3
    Vernichtung von Werten
  4. 4
    Glatze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der empfindliche Lebensraum der Mangroven fällt häufig Kahlschlag und touristischen Baumaßnahmen zum Opfer.“
  2. „Lebensgefährlich wurde der Kahlschlag aber erst durch den industriellen Anbau vor etwa 20 Jahren.“

Synonyms

Kahlhieb

This word in other languages

clearcutting(English)coupe à blanc(Français)desflorestamento(Português)

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 "Kahlschlag"?
"Kahlschlag" is spelled K-A-H-L-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk].
What does "Kahlschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Kahlschlag" means: Vorgang des Abholzens aller Bäume eines bestimmten Ortes
How do you pronounce "Kahlschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kahlschlag" is [ˈkaːlˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kahlschlag" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kampfkraft#58,914karibische#58,916Klubobmann#58,927kompatible#58,934

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list