Kaisertum

[ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm]

/[ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaisertum” is uncommon German (frequency #56,257 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,257
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsform mit einem Kaiser an der Spitze

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaisertum · Kaisertum · German

Kaisertum · rank #56,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,257
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalaschnikow

Nearest frequency peer: Kalaschnikow (+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 „Kaisertum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaisertum
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaisertum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaisertum“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kaisertumfällt 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: „Kalaschnikow“ (#56,258), „Kabarettistin“ (#56,255), „Kalenderwoche“ (#56,259). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaisertum“ bei #56,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaisertum is uncommon German at frequency #56,257 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kaisertum in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kaisertum, spelled K-A-I-S-E-R-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsform mit einem Kaiser an der Spitze
  2. 2
    Land mit einem Kaiser an der Spitze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tradition erhielt noch lange das Kaisertum.
  2. „Fast hundert Jahre nach dem Ende des Kaisertums funktioniert Deutschland immer noch von oben nach unten, weil die Strukturen der Kaiserzeit mit in die BRD übernommen wurden.“

Synonyms

Kaiserreich

This word in other languages

empire(English)imperio(Español)

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 "Kaisertum"?
"Kaisertum" is spelled K-A-I-S-E-R-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm].
What does "Kaisertum" mean?
As a noun, "Kaisertum" means: Staatsform mit einem Kaiser an der Spitze
How do you pronounce "Kaisertum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaisertum" is [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌtuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaisertum" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jailbreak#56,251Kirchhain#56,267informier#56,235Importeur#56,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list