Kalligraf
[kaliˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Kalligraf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich der Kalligrafie, der Kunst des Schönschreibens, widmet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalligraf · Kalligraf · German
Kalligraf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Kalligraf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaliˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalligraf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalligraf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaliˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich der Kalligrafie, der Kunst des Schönschreibens, widmet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kalligraf, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Kalligraf, spelled K-A-L-L-I-G-R-A-F.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich der Kalligrafie, der Kunst des Schönschreibens, widmet
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.