kalkulierbar

[kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯]

/[kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“kalkulierbar” is uncommon German (frequency #93,128 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,128
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit abschätzbaren Folgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kalkulierbar · kalkulierbar · German

kalkulierbar · rank #93,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,128
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kalina

Nearest frequency peer: kalina (-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 „kalkulierbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kalkulierbar
PropertyValue
Headwordkalkulierbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kalkulierbar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kalkulierbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kalina“ (#93,127), „Kameruns“ (#93,129), „Kakaopulver“ (#93,126). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kalkulierbar“ bei #93,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kalkulierbar is uncommon German at frequency #93,128 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit abschätzbaren Folgen".

kalkulierbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kalkulierbar, spelled K-A-L-K-U-L-I-E-R-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit abschätzbaren Folgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Um das versicherte Risiko ‚Dürre‘ beschreibbar und kalkulierbar zu machen, ist es sachgerecht, auf einen regional einheitlichen, auf Durchschnittswerten basierenden Beobachtungszeitraum abzustellen.“
  2. „Währungsreformen sind immer mit Verunsicherung und logistischen Herausforderungen verbunden, ihre Folgen sind niemals vollständig kalkulierbar.“

Antonyms

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 "kalkulierbar"?
"kalkulierbar" is spelled K-A-L-K-U-L-I-E-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯].
What does "kalkulierbar" mean?
As an adjective, "kalkulierbar" means: mit abschätzbaren Folgen
How do you pronounce "kalkulierbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kalkulierbar" is [kalkuˈliːɐ̯baːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kalkulierbar" come from?
"kalkulierbar" 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 "kalkulierbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list