Kälblein
[ˈkɛlplaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Kälblein” 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) - kleines Kalb
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalblein · Kälblein · German
Kälblein · 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 | Kälblein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛlplaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kälblein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kälblein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛlplaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Kalb".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kälblein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Kälblein, spelled K-Ä-L-B-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleines Kalb
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kälblein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Traume sah ich das Kälblein schon gebunden, der Schächter stand vor ihm, das Messer in der Hand; ein Augenblick – das Kälblein zuckte und verblutete.“
Synonyms
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.