Kaltenkirchen

[ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩]

/[ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Kaltenkirchen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,586 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,586
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaltenkirchen · Kaltenkirchen · German

Kaltenkirchen · rank #72,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,586
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kala

Nearest frequency peer: kala (-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 „Kaltenkirchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaltenkirchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaltenkirchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaltenkirchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kala“ (#72,585), „Kamelen“ (#72,587), „Kanaan“ (#72,588). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaltenkirchen“ bei #72,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaltenkirchen is uncommon German at frequency #72,586 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland".

Kaltenkirchen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kaltenkirchen, spelled K-A-L-T-E-N-K-I-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kaltenkirchen liegt in Deutschlands Norden.

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 "Kaltenkirchen"?
"Kaltenkirchen" is spelled K-A-L-T-E-N-K-I-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩].
What does "Kaltenkirchen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kaltenkirchen" means: eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kaltenkirchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaltenkirchen" is [ˈkaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaltenkirchen" come from?
"Kaltenkirchen" 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 "Kaltenkirchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kanarienvogel#72,589katalogisiert#72,595kennenlernten#72,600Illustratorin#72,563

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list