Kalabrien
[kaˈlaːbʁiən]
The verdict
“Kalabrien” is uncommon German (frequency #57,995 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,995
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region im äußersten Süden Italiens
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalabrien · Kalabrien · German
Kalabrien · rank #57,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,995
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Junkers
Nearest frequency peer: Junkers (-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 „Kalabrien“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Jihadisten
Jihadisten
42,010 corpus weight
- Juniorpartn…
Juniorpartner
42,008 corpus weight
- Junkers
Junkers
42,007 corpus weight
- Kalabrien
Kalabrien
42,006 corpus weight
- kapitalisti…
kapitalistischer
42,004 corpus weight
- karbon
karbon
42,003 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kalabrien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kalabrien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kaˈlaːbʁiən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalabrien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalabrien is uncommon German at frequency #57,995 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kaˈlaːbʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Region im äußersten Süden Italiens".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kalabrien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kalabrien, spelled K-A-L-A-B-R-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Region im äußersten Süden Italiens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kalabrien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kalabriens Hauptstadt ist Catanzaro.
Kalabrien bildet die erdbebenreiche Südwesthalbinsel Italiens.
This word in other languages
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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