Kätner
[ˈkɛːtnɐ]
The verdict
“Kätner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abhängiger Kleinbauer oder Tagelöhner, der in einer Kate wohnt oder lebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-katner · Kätner · German
Kätner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kätner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛːtnɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kätner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kätner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛːtnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abhängiger Kleinbauer oder Tagelöhner, der in einer Kate wohnt oder lebt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kätner, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Kätner, spelled K-Ä-T-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1abhängiger Kleinbauer oder Tagelöhner, der in einer Kate wohnt oder lebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kätner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den Kätnern und dem Gesinde im Dorf ging es nicht gut.
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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.