kalkweiß
[ˈkalkˌvaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“kalkweiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer weißen Farbe, die an Kalk erinnert
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalkwei · kalkweiß · German
kalkweiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kalkweiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkalkˌvaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kalkweiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kalkweiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkalkˌvaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
kalkweiß doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kalkweiß, spelled K-A-L-K-W-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1in einer weißen Farbe, die an Kalk erinnert
- 2sehr blass im Gesicht aussehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kalkweiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er gab mir die Hand und ging rasch mit der Schwester durch die Glastür in den kalkweiß erleuchteten Saal.“
„Nein, diese ganzen dämlichen Footballspieler haben Prinz Albert wahrscheinlich genauso angegafft, wie Mona jetzt gafft, mit kalkweißem Gesicht.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.