kalmieren

[kalˈmiːʁən]

/[kalˈmiːʁən]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“kalmieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Situation beruhigen, jemanden zur Ruhe bringen

Key facts for kalmieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkalmieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kalˈmiːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kalmieren” sits in German frequency

kalmieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kalmieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kalˈmiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Situation beruhigen, jemanden zur Ruhe bringen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kalmieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kalmieren, spelled K-A-L-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Situation beruhigen, jemanden zur Ruhe bringen

Synonyms

ausgleichenberuhigenbesänftigenbeschwichtigendie Wogen glätten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kalmieren"?
"kalmieren" is spelled K-A-L-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈmiːʁən].
What does "kalmieren" mean?
As a verb, "kalmieren" means: eine Situation beruhigen, jemanden zur Ruhe bringen
How do you pronounce "kalmieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kalmieren" is [kalˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kalmieren" come from?
"kalmieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “kalmieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-M-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kalˈmiːʁən] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list