kalina

[kaˈlʲina]

/[kaˈlʲina]/ noun

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The verdict

“kalina” is uncommon German (frequency #93,127 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,127
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schneeball (Viburnum)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kalina · kalina · German

kalina · rank #93,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,127
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kakaopulver

Nearest frequency peer: Kakaopulver (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kalina“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kalina“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kalina
PropertyValue
Headwordkalina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlʲina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kalina“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kalinafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kakaopulver“ (#93,126), „kalkulierbar“ (#93,128), „Kakadu“ (#93,125). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kalina“ bei #93,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kalina is uncommon German at frequency #93,127 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlʲina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

kalina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kalina, spelled K-A-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schneeball (Viburnum)
  2. 2
    Schneeballbeere

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 "kalina"?
"kalina" is spelled K-A-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlʲina].
What does "kalina" mean?
As a noun, "kalina" means: Schneeball (Viburnum)
How do you pronounce "kalina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kalina" is [kaˈlʲina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kalina" come from?
"kalina" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kalina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kakadu#93,125Jobber#93,119Jauche#93,116ignore#93,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list