Kalfaterer
[kalˈfaːtəʁɐ]
The verdict
“Kalfaterer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kalfaterer (Handwerker, der die Nähte zwischen hölzernen Schiffsplanken von der Wasserseite her abdichtet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalfaterer · Kalfaterer · German
Kalfaterer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Kalfaterer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalˈfaːtəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalfaterer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalfaterer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kalˈfaːtəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kalfaterer (Handwerker, der die Nähte zwischen hölzernen Schiffsplanken von der Wasserseite her abdichtet)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kalfaterer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Kalfaterer, spelled K-A-L-F-A-T-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Kalfaterer (Handwerker, der die Nähte zwischen hölzernen Schiffsplanken von der Wasserseite her abdichtet)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kalfaterer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Darüber hinaus hatte der Senat die Löhne der 6.000 Kalfaterer und Schiffszimmerleute so hoch angesetzt, dass die Schiffsproduktion Schwierigkeiten hatte, sich gegen die zunehmende Konkurrenz zu behaupten.“
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.