Kalligraphie

[ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː]

/[ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kalligraphie” is uncommon German (frequency #75,837 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,837
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kalligraphie · Kalligraphie · German

Kalligraphie · rank #75,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,837
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalenderblatt

Nearest frequency peer: Kalenderblatt (-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 „Kalligraphie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kalligraphie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKalligraphie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalligraphie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kalligraphiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kalenderblatt“ (#75,836), „Kameraleute“ (#75,838), „Kaffeekränzchen“ (#75,835). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kalligraphie“ bei #75,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kalligraphie is uncommon German at frequency #75,837 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kalligraphie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kalligraphie, spelled K-A-L-L-I-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schönschreibkunst
  2. 2
    ein Werk der Schönschreibkunst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist geübt im Umgang mit der Kalligraphie.
  2. „Und ein letzter Punkt, der die Kunst des Schönschreibens, die Kalligraphie betrifft: Die Kurzzeichen haben einen geringeren ästhetischen Reiz.“

Synonyms

Schönschreiben

This word in other languages

calligraphy(English)caligrafía(Español)calligraphie(Français)caligrafia(Português)

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 "Kalligraphie"?
"Kalligraphie" is spelled K-A-L-L-I-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː].
What does "Kalligraphie" mean?
As a noun, "Kalligraphie" means: Schönschreibkunst
How do you pronounce "Kalligraphie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kalligraphie" is [ˌkaliɡʁaˈfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kalligraphie" come from?
"Kalligraphie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list