Kamtschatka
[kamˈtʃatka]
The verdict
“Kamtschatka” is uncommon German (frequency #79,363 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,363
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Halbinsel zwischen Ochotskischem Meer und Beringmeer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kamtschatka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kamˈtʃatka] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #79,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kamtschatka” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kamtschatka is uncommon German at frequency #79,363 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kamˈtʃatka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kamtschatka in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kamtschatka, spelled K-A-M-T-S-C-H-A-T-K-A.
Definition
- 1Halbinsel zwischen Ochotskischem Meer und Beringmeer
- 2Verwaltungseinheit Russlands
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.
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Using “Kamtschatka”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-M-T-S-C-H-A-T-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kamˈtʃatka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.