Kairos
[kaiˈʁɔs]
The verdict
“Kairos” is uncommon German (frequency #68,380 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,380
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der für etwas Bestimmtes rechte Augenblick
Corpus desk
Index DE-kairos · Kairos · German
Kairos · rank #68,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,380
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kalbfleisch
Nearest frequency peer: Kalbfleisch (+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 „Kairos“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Jazzmusik
Jazzmusik
31,627 corpus weight
- Kairos
Kairos
31,621 corpus weight
- Kalbfleisch
Kalbfleisch
31,620 corpus weight
- Kanacken
Kanacken
31,618 corpus weight
- Kanonenfutt…
Kanonenfutter
31,617 corpus weight
- Karben
Karben
31,615 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kairos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kairos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaiˈʁɔs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,380 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kairos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kairos is uncommon German at frequency #68,380 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaiˈʁɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der für etwas Bestimmtes rechte Augenblick".
Kairos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kairos, spelled K-A-I-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1der für etwas Bestimmtes rechte Augenblick
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kairos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwar hat es in der Geschichte der EU den einen oder anderen Kairos, den einen oder anderen richtigen Moment für mehr Demokratie gegeben, doch die Gelegenheit war nie im gesamten Raum gleichermaßen günstig.“
„Zumindest verpasste Europa in den Jahren 2007 und 2008 zum wiederholten Male den καιρός (Kairos) und ließ die notwendige Unbedingtheit des Gestaltungswillen nur schemenhaft erkennen.“
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.
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