Katzensprung

[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]

/[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katzensprung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,399 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,399
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine geringe Entfernung, ein kurzer Weg

Corpus desk

Index DE-katzensprung · Katzensprung · German

Katzensprung · rank #65,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,399
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katastrophenh…

Nearest frequency peer: Katastrophenhilfe (-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 „Katzensprung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Katzensprung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatzensprung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzensprung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Katzensprungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Katastrophenhilfe“ (#65,398), „Kavaliersdelikt“ (#65,400), „Katapult“ (#65,397). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katzensprung“ bei #65,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Katzensprung is uncommon German at frequency #65,399 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine geringe Entfernung, ein kurzer Weg".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Katzensprung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Katzensprung, spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-S-P-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine geringe Entfernung, ein kurzer Weg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Katzensprung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Staatsoper ist nur einen Katzensprung von meiner Wohnung entfernt.
  2. „Von dort wäre es ein Katzensprung nach Klaksvík auf den Nordinseln, und in dieser Gegend müsste irgendeine Unterkunft zu finden sein.“

Synonyms

Steinwurf

Antonyms

Tagesreise

This word in other languages

stone's throw(English)

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 "Katzensprung"?
"Katzensprung" is spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-S-P-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ].
What does "Katzensprung" mean?
As a noun, "Katzensprung" means: eine geringe Entfernung, ein kurzer Weg
How do you pronounce "Katzensprung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katzensprung" is [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katzensprung" come from?
"Katzensprung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Katzensprung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klimatisiert#65,413integrierbar#65,377inkonsequent#65,374hochbegabten#65,348

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list