Kalander
[kaˈlandɐ]
The verdict
“Kalander” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - System aus mehreren übereinander angeordneten Walzen zur Herstellung von Folien und Papier
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalander · Kalander · German
Kalander · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kalander |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈlandɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalander“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalander is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlandɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Kalander in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kalander, spelled K-A-L-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1System aus mehreren übereinander angeordneten Walzen zur Herstellung von Folien und Papier
- 2Maschine mit zwei übereinander liegenden Walzen zum Glätten von Wäsche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kalander appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der klassische Superkalander weist üblicherweise 9...12 Walzen auf.“
„Für große Wäschestücke hatte man einen ‚Kalander‘ – einen Wäscheroller.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.