Kataklysmus
[ˌkataˈklʏsmʊs]
The verdict
“Kataklysmus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Katastrophe mit erdgeschichtlichen Auswirkungen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kataklysmus · Kataklysmus · German
Kataklysmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kataklysmus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkataˈklʏsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kataklysmus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kataklysmus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkataˈklʏsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Katastrophe mit erdgeschichtlichen Auswirkungen".
Kataklysmus has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kataklysmus, spelled K-A-T-A-K-L-Y-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Katastrophe mit erdgeschichtlichen Auswirkungen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kataklysmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein bekannter Kataklysmus ist der Einschlag des Kometen/Asteroiden, dem das Aussterben der Dinosaurier zugeschrieben wird.
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.