Kataster
[kaˈtastɐ]
The verdict
“Kataster” is uncommon German (frequency #64,417 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,417
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verzeichnis, in dem alle Flurstücke nach ihrer Lage, Nutzung, Größe und so weiter verzeichnet und kartographisch dargestellt sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-kataster · Kataster · German
Kataster · rank #64,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,417
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Karnevalisten
Nearest frequency peer: Karnevalisten (-2 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 „Kataster“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kanntest
kanntest
35,588 corpus weight
- karli
karli
35,587 corpus weight
- Karnevalist…
Karnevalisten
35,586 corpus weight
- Kataster
Kataster
35,584 corpus weight
- Kattowitz
Kattowitz
35,582 corpus weight
- Kennern
Kennern
35,580 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kataster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kataster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈtastɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kataster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kataster is uncommon German at frequency #64,417 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈtastɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kataster in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kataster, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Verzeichnis, in dem alle Flurstücke nach ihrer Lage, Nutzung, Größe und so weiter verzeichnet und kartographisch dargestellt sind
- 2andere Verzeichnisse, in denen Stoffe, Objekte oder Lebewesen erfasst und kategorisiert werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kataster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die dauernde Festlegung und Dokumentation der Grundstücksgrenze geschieht im Kataster.
Auch jede andere systematische Erfassung und Aufstellung kann als Kataster bezeichnet werden, etwa ein Baumkataster oder Weinkataster.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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