kaltgestellt

[ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt]

/[ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“kaltgestellt” is uncommon German (frequency #91,792 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,792
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kaltstellen

Key facts for kaltgestellt
PropertyValue
Headwordkaltgestellt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kaltgestellt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kaltgestellt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kaltgestellt is uncommon German at frequency #91,792 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kaltstellen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kaltgestellt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kaltgestellt, spelled K-A-L-T-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kaltstellen

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 "kaltgestellt"?
"kaltgestellt" is spelled K-A-L-T-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt].
What does "kaltgestellt" mean?
As a verb, "kaltgestellt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kaltstellen
How do you pronounce "kaltgestellt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kaltgestellt" is [ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kaltgestellt" come from?
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Using “kaltgestellt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-L-T-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaltɡəˌʃtɛlt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list