Kantenlänge

[ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə]

/[ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kantenlänge” is uncommon German (frequency #87,911 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,911
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Länge einer Kante

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantenlange · Kantenlänge · German

Kantenlänge · rank #87,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,911
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanake

Nearest frequency peer: Kanake (-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 „Kantenlänge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kantenlänge
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantenlänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kantenlänge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kantenlängefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kanake“ (#87,910), „Kampfstoffe“ (#87,909), „Kampfmittel“ (#87,908). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kantenlänge“ bei #87,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kantenlänge is uncommon German at frequency #87,911 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Länge einer Kante".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kantenlänge in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kantenlänge, spelled K-A-N-T-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Länge einer Kante

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Kantenlänge ist in Zoll angegeben.

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 "Kantenlänge"?
"Kantenlänge" is spelled K-A-N-T-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə].
What does "Kantenlänge" mean?
As a noun, "Kantenlänge" means: Länge einer Kante
How do you pronounce "Kantenlänge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantenlänge" is [ˈkantn̩ˌlɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kantenlänge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kantenlänge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kampfstoffe#87,909Kampfmittel#87,908Kalifornier#87,905Kaffeemühle#87,904

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list