Kaleidoskop

[kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp]

/[kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaleidoskop” is uncommon German (frequency #61,650 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,650
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spielzeug aus einer mit Spiegeln versehenen Röhre, das beim Durchschauen und Drehen verschiedenste symmetrische Muster erzeugt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaleidoskop · Kaleidoskop · German

Kaleidoskop · rank #61,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,650
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jugendbücher

Nearest frequency peer: Jugendbücher (-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 „Kaleidoskop“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaleidoskop
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaleidoskop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaleidoskop“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaleidoskopfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jugendbücher“ (#61,649), „Kalibers“ (#61,651), „jubelte“ (#61,648). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaleidoskop“ bei #61,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaleidoskop is uncommon German at frequency #61,650 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kaleidoskop has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kaleidoskop, spelled K-A-L-E-I-D-O-S-K-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spielzeug aus einer mit Spiegeln versehenen Röhre, das beim Durchschauen und Drehen verschiedenste symmetrische Muster erzeugt
  2. 2
    bunte Mischung, Allerlei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das größte Kaleidoskop der Erde steht in Japan.
  2. „Jemand hätte der Kahlo ein Kaleidoskop schenken sollen.“

This word in other languages

kaleidoscope(English)caleidoscopio(Español)kaléidoscope(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 "Kaleidoskop"?
"Kaleidoskop" is spelled K-A-L-E-I-D-O-S-K-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp].
What does "Kaleidoskop" mean?
As a noun, "Kaleidoskop" means: Spielzeug aus einer mit Spiegeln versehenen Röhre, das beim Durchschauen und Drehen verschiedenste symmetrische Muster erzeugt
How do you pronounce "Kaleidoskop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaleidoskop" is [kalaɪ̯doˈskoːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaleidoskop" come from?
"Kaleidoskop" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Keuchhusten#61,659jahrelanges#61,639Kinderaugen#61,662Klarinetten#61,668

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list