Kalifat

[kaliˈfaːt]

/[kaliˈfaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kalifat” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,633
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - islamische Regierungsform, deren Oberhaupt ein Kalif ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kalifat · Kalifat · German

Kalifat · rank #31,633 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,633
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaffe

Nearest frequency peer: kaffe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kalifat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kalifat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kalifat vs Kalifen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kalifat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKalifat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaliˈfaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,633
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kalifat“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kalifatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kaffe“ (#31,632), „Kantor“ (#31,634), „Karo“ (#31,635). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kalifat“ bei #31,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kalifat (IPA [kaliˈfaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,633 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kalifat, with forms such as "aklifat", "kailfat", and "kalfiat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kalifen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kalifat, spelled K-A-L-I-F-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    islamische Regierungsform, deren Oberhaupt ein Kalif ist
  2. 2
    ein islamisches Reich, dessen Oberhaupt ein Kalif ist
  3. 3
    Amt oder Amtszeit eines Kalifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Ereignisse der frühen Geschichte des Islam erinnern moderne Islamisten an eine Welt, in der das Kalifat das mächtigste und fortschrittlichste Gemeinwesen des gesamten eurasischen Raums war.“
  2. Ein bekanntes Kalifat war das der Umayyaden.

This word in other languages

caliphate(English)califat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aklifat
  • kailfat
  • kalfiat
  • kaliaft
  • kalifatt
  • kaliffat
  • kalifta
  • kallifat
  • kkalifat
  • klaifat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kalifat - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aklifat2kailfat2kalfiat2kaliaft2kalifatt1kaliffat1kalifta2kallifat1
Edit distance from "Kalifat"

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 "Kalifat"?
"Kalifat" is spelled K-A-L-I-F-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kaliˈfaːt].
What does "Kalifat" mean?
As a noun, "Kalifat" means: islamische Regierungsform, deren Oberhaupt ein Kalif ist
What words are commonly confused with "Kalifat"?
"Kalifat" is commonly confused with "Kalifen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kalifat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kalifat" is [kaliˈfaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kalifat" come from?
"Kalifat" 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 "Kalifat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homogen#31,618Korsika#31,651Lennart#31,664Habitus#31,597

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Genitiv10 variantsNirvana10 variantsPreview10 variantsrasante10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list