katastrophaler

[katastʁoˈfaːlɐ]

/[katastʁoˈfaːlɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“katastrophaler” is uncommon German (frequency #89,144 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,144
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal

Corpus desk

Index DE-katastrophaler · katastrophaler · German

katastrophaler · rank #89,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,144
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katzenbabys

Nearest frequency peer: Katzenbabys (+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 „katastrophaler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for katastrophaler
PropertyValue
Headwordkatastrophaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[katastʁoˈfaːlɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „katastrophaler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Katzenbabys“ (#89,145), „Kapuzenjacke“ (#89,142), „Kanzleramtsminister“ (#89,141). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „katastrophaler“ bei #89,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

katastrophaler is uncommon German at frequency #89,144 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [katastʁoˈfaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for katastrophaler, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is katastrophaler, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal

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 "katastrophaler"?
"katastrophaler" is spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [katastʁoˈfaːlɐ].
What does "katastrophaler" mean?
As an adjective, "katastrophaler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs katastrophal
How do you pronounce "katastrophaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "katastrophaler" is [katastʁoˈfaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "katastrophaler" come from?
"katastrophaler" 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 "katastrophaler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list