kala

[ˈkɑlɑ]

/[ˈkɑlɑ]/ noun

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The verdict

“kala” is uncommon German (frequency #72,585 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,585
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-kala · kala · German

kala · rank #72,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,585
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaltenkirchen

Nearest frequency peer: Kaltenkirchen (+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 „kala“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kala
PropertyValue
Headwordkala
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɑlɑ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kala“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kaltenkirchen“ (#72,586), „jähes“ (#72,583), „Kamelen“ (#72,587). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kala“ bei #72,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kala is uncommon German at frequency #72,585 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɑlɑ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fisch".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kala, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kala, spelled K-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fisch

This word in other languages

fish(English)

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 "kala"?
"kala" is spelled K-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɑlɑ].
What does "kala" mean?
As a noun, "kala" means: Fisch
How do you pronounce "kala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kala" is [ˈkɑlɑ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kala" come from?
"kala" 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 "kala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

icke#72,561Geck#72,448mice#72,727mien#72,728

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list