Kalebasse
[kaleˈbasə]
The verdict
“Kalebasse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Holz-, Ton- oder Messinggefäß in Form eines Kürbisses
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalebasse · Kalebasse · German
Kalebasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kalebasse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaleˈbasə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalebasse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalebasse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaleˈbasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Kalebasse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kalebasse, spelled K-A-L-E-B-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1ein Holz-, Ton- oder Messinggefäß in Form eines Kürbisses
- 2ein als Gefäß benutzter, ausgehöhlter Flaschenkürbis (Lagenaria)
- 3die eiförmige Frucht des aus den amerikanischen Tropen stammenden Kalebassenbaums (Crescentia cujete), die wie [2] als Gefäß genutzt wird
- 4Bezeichnung für eine Birnensorte (auch Flaschenbirne)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kalebasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie verkaufen auch größere Mengen Feuerholz, Kalebassen zum Essen und Trinken, andere hölzerne Schüsseln und Teller; ferner Baumwollgarn, aus dem sie Kleider machen.“
„Sie wuschen Geschirr, Kalebassen und kleine Kinder in Plastikwannen.“
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.