kaltstellen
[ˈkaltˌʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“kaltstellen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas an einen kühleren Ort bringen, damit es eine niedrige Temperatur hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaltstellen · kaltstellen · German
kaltstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | kaltstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkaltˌʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kaltstellen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kaltstellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkaltˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
kaltstellen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kaltstellen, spelled K-A-L-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas an einen kühleren Ort bringen, damit es eine niedrige Temperatur hat
- 2den Einfluss von jemandem mindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kaltstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Versammlungen wie dem Reichstag nutzten die katholischen Fürsten zudem das Mehrheitswahlrecht, um die Protestanten kaltzustellen.“
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.