Katzenstreu
[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃtʁɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“Katzenstreu” is uncommon German (frequency #84,172 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,172
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poröses Granulat, das viel Flüssigkeit aufnehmen kann und auf dem Katzen ihre Notdurft verrichten können
Corpus desk
Index DE-katzenstreu · Katzenstreu · German
Katzenstreu · rank #84,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,172
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Katalyse
Nearest frequency peer: Katalyse (-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 „Katzenstreu“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Karnevalsum…
Karnevalsumzug
15,832 corpus weight
- Kassensturz
Kassensturz
15,831 corpus weight
- Katalyse
Katalyse
15,830 corpus weight
- Katzenstreu
Katzenstreu
15,829 corpus weight
- keeping
keeping
15,828 corpus weight
- Keilriemen
Keilriemen
15,826 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Katzenstreu“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katzenstreu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃtʁɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzenstreu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katzenstreu is uncommon German at frequency #84,172 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌʃtʁɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "poröses Granulat, das viel Flüssigkeit aufnehmen kann und auf dem Katzen ihre Notdurft verrichten können".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Katzenstreu, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Katzenstreu, spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-S-T-R-E-U.
Definition
- 1poröses Granulat, das viel Flüssigkeit aufnehmen kann und auf dem Katzen ihre Notdurft verrichten können
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Katzenstreu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Katzenstreu musste getauscht werden.
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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