Kantstein
[ˈkantˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Kantstein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - befestigte Reihe von Steinen, welche den Bürgersteig von der Straße abtrennt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kantstein · Kantstein · German
Kantstein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Kantstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkantˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kantstein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kantstein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkantˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "befestigte Reihe von Steinen, welche den Bürgersteig von der Straße abtrennt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kantstein in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kantstein, spelled K-A-N-T-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1befestigte Reihe von Steinen, welche den Bürgersteig von der Straße abtrennt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kantstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wegen der sehr flache Nut an den Kantsteinen dürfte Letzterer eine farbige Asphaltierung wie am Stibadium gewesen sein.“
This word in other languages
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.