Kältewelle
[ˈkɛltəˌvɛlə]
The verdict
“Kältewelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Periode von unverhältnismäßig kalten Tagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaltewelle · Kältewelle · German
Kältewelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kältewelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛltəˌvɛlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kältewelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kältewelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛltəˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Periode von unverhältnismäßig kalten Tagen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kältewelle, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kältewelle, spelled K-Ä-L-T-E-W-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Periode von unverhältnismäßig kalten Tagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kältewelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Kältewelle kann zum Anstieg der Energiepreise führen.
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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.