Katheter
[kaˈteːtɐ]
The verdict
“Katheter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,007
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Röhrchen oder Schlauch aus Kunststoff, Latex, Silikon, Metall oder Glas, mit denen Hohlorgane wie Harnblase, Magen, Darm, Gefäße und so weiter, aber auch Ohr und Herz sondiert, entleert, gefüllt od...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katheter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈteːtɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katheter” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Katheter (IPA [kaˈteːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,007 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Röhrchen oder Schlauch aus Kunststoff, Latex, Silikon, Metall oder Glas, mit denen Hohlorgane wie Harnblase, Magen, Darm, Gefäße und so weiter, aber auch Ohr und Herz sondiert, entleert, gefüllt od...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Katheter, with forms such as "aktheter", "kahteter", and "katehter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Katheter, spelled K-A-T-H-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Röhrchen oder Schlauch aus Kunststoff, Latex, Silikon, Metall oder Glas, mit denen Hohlorgane wie Harnblase, Magen, Darm, Gefäße und so weiter, aber auch Ohr und Herz sondiert, entleert, gefüllt oder gespült werden können
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aktheter,kahteter,katehter,katheetr,katheterr,kathetre,kathetter,kathheter,kathteer,kattheter,kkatheter,ktaheter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Katheter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Katheter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-H-E-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈteːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.