Kalkulation
[kalkulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kalkulation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,188 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,188
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Berechnung, um Kosten für Produkte oder Dienstleistungen zu ermitteln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kalkulation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kalkulaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #25,188 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kalkulation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kalkulation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kalkulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,188 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Berechnung, um Kosten für Produkte oder Dienstleistungen zu ermitteln".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kalkulation, with forms such as "aklkulation", "kaklulation", and "kalkkulation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kalkulation, spelled K-A-L-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Berechnung, um Kosten für Produkte oder Dienstleistungen zu ermitteln
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aklkulation,kaklulation,kalkkulation,kalkluation,kalkualtion,kalkulaiton,kalkulatino,kalkulationn,kalkulatoin,kalkulattion,kalkullation,kalkultaion,kallkulation,kaluklation,kkalkulation,klakulation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kalkulation - 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.
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.
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Using “Kalkulation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalkulaˈt͡si̯oːn] (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
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.