kalfatern
[ˌkalˈfaːtɐn]
The verdict
“kalfatern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - die Fugen (der hölzernen Schiffswände, des Schiffsdecks) mit Dichtungsmasse – zumeist geteertem Werg, Baumwolle, Gummi, Pech oder einem speziellen Kitt – abdichten
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalfatern · kalfatern · German
kalfatern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | kalfatern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌkalˈfaːtɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kalfatern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kalfatern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌkalˈfaːtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Fugen (der hölzernen Schiffswände, des Schiffsdecks) mit Dichtungsmasse – zumeist geteertem Werg, Baumwolle, Gummi, Pech oder einem speziellen Kitt – abdichten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kalfatern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kalfatern, spelled K-A-L-F-A-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1die Fugen (der hölzernen Schiffswände, des Schiffsdecks) mit Dichtungsmasse – zumeist geteertem Werg, Baumwolle, Gummi, Pech oder einem speziellen Kitt – abdichten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kalfatern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kalfaterten das Schiff mit Teer.
„In der Plantage wurden Karussell und Scheibenstände hergerichtet, die Schiffersleute kalfaterten und strichen ihre Boote, jede kleine Wohnung erhielt neue Gardinen, die Zimmer, die feucht lagen, also den Schwamm unter der Diele hatten, wurden ausgeschwefelt und dann gelüftet.“
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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.