Kastellaun

[kastɛˈlaʊ̯n]

/[kastɛˈlaʊ̯n]/ name

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The verdict

“Kastellaun” is uncommon German (frequency #94,481 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,481
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-kastellaun · Kastellaun · German

Kastellaun · rank #94,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,481
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karnickel

Nearest frequency peer: Karnickel (-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 „Kastellaun“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kastellaun
PropertyValue
HeadwordKastellaun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kastɛˈlaʊ̯n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kastellaun“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kastellaunfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Karnickel“ (#94,480), „katalytische“ (#94,482), „Karawanen“ (#94,479). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kastellaun“ bei #94,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kastellaun is uncommon German at frequency #94,481 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kastɛˈlaʊ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kastellaun, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kastellaun, spelled K-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kastellaun liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Kastellaun"?
"Kastellaun" is spelled K-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kastɛˈlaʊ̯n].
What does "Kastellaun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kastellaun" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kastellaun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kastellaun" is [kastɛˈlaʊ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kastellaun" come from?
"Kastellaun" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list