Kalenderwoche

[kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə]

/[kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kalenderwoche” is uncommon German (frequency #56,259 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,259
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Woche, beginnend mit Montag. Die Kalenderwochen werden dabei jedes Jahr durchnummeriert, Kalenderwoche 1 ist Anfang Januar.

Key facts for Kalenderwoche
PropertyValue
HeadwordKalenderwoche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kalenderwoche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kalenderwoche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kalenderwoche is uncommon German at frequency #56,259 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Woche, beginnend mit Montag. Die Kalenderwochen werden dabei jedes Jahr durchnummeriert, Kalenderwoche 1 ist Anfang Januar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kalenderwoche in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kalenderwoche, spelled K-A-L-E-N-D-E-R-W-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Woche, beginnend mit Montag. Die Kalenderwochen werden dabei jedes Jahr durchnummeriert, Kalenderwoche 1 ist Anfang Januar.

Synonyms

Woche

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 "Kalenderwoche"?
"Kalenderwoche" is spelled K-A-L-E-N-D-E-R-W-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə].
What does "Kalenderwoche" mean?
As a noun, "Kalenderwoche" means: eine Woche, beginnend mit Montag. Die Kalenderwochen werden dabei jedes Jahr durchnummeriert, Kalenderwoche 1 ist Anfang Januar.
How do you pronounce "Kalenderwoche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kalenderwoche" is [kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kalenderwoche" come from?
"Kalenderwoche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kalenderwoche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-E-N-D-E-R-W-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈlɛndɐˌvɔxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list