kantigen

[ˈkantɪɡn̩]

/[ˈkantɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“kantigen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,719 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,719
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantigen · kantigen · German

kantigen · rank #60,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,719
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaffeebohnen

Nearest frequency peer: Kaffeebohnen (-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 „kantigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kantigen
PropertyValue
Headwordkantigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkantɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kantigen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kantigenfällt 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: „Kaffeebohnen“ (#60,718), „Kantonspolizei“ (#60,720), „Kabeljau“ (#60,717). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kantigen“ bei #60,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kantigen is uncommon German at frequency #60,719 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkantɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

kantigen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 kantigen, spelled K-A-N-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig

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 "kantigen"?
"kantigen" is spelled K-A-N-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkantɪɡn̩].
What does "kantigen" mean?
As an adjective, "kantigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kantig
How do you pronounce "kantigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kantigen" is [ˈkantɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kantigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kabeljau#60,717Innerste#60,699knuddeln#60,743Infantin#60,694

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list