Kantonsrat

[kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt]

/[kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kantonsrat” is uncommon German (frequency #60,721 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,721
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Verfassung- und Gesetzgebung betraute Versammlung in den Kantonen Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Luzern, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Zug und Zürich

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantonsrat · Kantonsrat · German

Kantonsrat · rank #60,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,721
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kantonspolizei

Nearest frequency peer: Kantonspolizei (-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 „Kantonsrat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kantonsrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantonsrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kantonsrat“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kantonsratfällt 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: „Kantonspolizei“ (#60,720), „Karrierechancen“ (#60,722), „kantigen“ (#60,719). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kantonsrat“ bei #60,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kantonsrat is uncommon German at frequency #60,721 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kantonsrat has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kantonsrat, spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-S-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Verfassung- und Gesetzgebung betraute Versammlung in den Kantonen Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Luzern, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Zug und Zürich
  2. 2
    Abgeordneter in einem der Parlamente

Synonyms

Grosser RatLandratParlament

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 "Kantonsrat"?
"Kantonsrat" is spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-S-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt].
What does "Kantonsrat" mean?
As a noun, "Kantonsrat" means: mit der Verfassung- und Gesetzgebung betraute Versammlung in den Kantonen Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Luzern, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Zug und Zürich
How do you pronounce "Kantonsrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantonsrat" is [kanˈtoːnsˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kennziffer#60,727kindischen#60,733imponieren#60,690Kreuzfeuer#60,759

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list