kalibrieren

[ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən]

/[ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“kalibrieren” is uncommon German (frequency #90,493 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,493
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Messgerät durch Messung von Vorgängen, die bekannte Werte haben, einstellen, ohne dabei in den Messprozess einzugreifen

Key facts for kalibrieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkalibrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kalibrieren” 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). kalibrieren 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

kalibrieren is uncommon German at frequency #90,493 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Messgerät durch Messung von Vorgängen, die bekannte Werte haben, einstellen, ohne dabei in den Messprozess einzugreifen".

Zero misspellings are on record for kalibrieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kalibrieren, spelled K-A-L-I-B-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Messgerät durch Messung von Vorgängen, die bekannte Werte haben, einstellen, ohne dabei in den Messprozess einzugreifen

Antonyms

justieren

This word in other languages

calibrate(English)calibrer(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 "kalibrieren"?
"kalibrieren" is spelled K-A-L-I-B-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən].
What does "kalibrieren" mean?
As a verb, "kalibrieren" means: ein Messgerät durch Messung von Vorgängen, die bekannte Werte haben, einstellen, ohne dabei in den Messprozess einzugreifen
How do you pronounce "kalibrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kalibrieren" is [ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kalibrieren" come from?
"kalibrieren" 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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Using “kalibrieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-I-B-R-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌkaliˈbʁiːʁən] (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