Kalauer

[ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kalauer” is uncommon German (frequency #66,375 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,375
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfaches, nicht sehr geistreiches Wortspiel; ursprünglich beruhend auf Wörtern mit gleichem Klang, aber unterschiedlicher Bedeutung

Corpus desk

Index DE-kalauer · Kalauer · German

Kalauer · rank #66,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaisern

Nearest frequency peer: Kaisern (-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 „Kalauer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kalauer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKalauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,375
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalauer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kalauerfällt 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: „Kaisern“ (#66,374), „Kalenderjahres“ (#66,376), „Kaffeemaschinen“ (#66,373). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kalauer“ bei #66,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kalauer is uncommon German at frequency #66,375 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kalauer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kalauer, spelled K-A-L-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfaches, nicht sehr geistreiches Wortspiel; ursprünglich beruhend auf Wörtern mit gleichem Klang, aber unterschiedlicher Bedeutung
  2. 2
    spöttische Anrede für Schustergesellen im 19. Jahrhundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er erzählte die ganze Zeit alberne Kalauer und langweilte uns damit.
  2. Beispiel für einen Kalauer: Fährt der alte Lord fort, fährt er nur im Ford fort.

This word in other languages

groaner(English)retruécano(Español)calembour(Français)

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 "Kalauer"?
"Kalauer" is spelled K-A-L-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "Kalauer" mean?
As a noun, "Kalauer" means: einfaches, nicht sehr geistreiches Wortspiel; ursprünglich beruhend auf Wörtern mit gleichem Klang, aber unterschiedlicher Bedeutung
How do you pronounce "Kalauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kalauer" is [ˈkaːlaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kalauer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaisern#66,374Kapuzen#66,377Jukebox#66,371kausale#66,380

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list