Kaulquappen

[ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩]

/[ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaulquappen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,801 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,801
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaulquappen · Kaulquappen · German

Kaulquappen · rank #91,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,801
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kasachen

Nearest frequency peer: Kasachen (-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 „Kaulquappen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaulquappen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaulquappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaulquappen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kasachen“ (#91,800), „Kaunas“ (#91,802), „Karosse“ (#91,799). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaulquappen“ bei #91,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaulquappen is uncommon German at frequency #91,801 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kaulquappen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kaulquappen, spelled K-A-U-L-Q-U-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe

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 "Kaulquappen"?
"Kaulquappen" is spelled K-A-U-L-Q-U-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩].
What does "Kaulquappen" mean?
As a noun, "Kaulquappen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kaulquappe
How do you pronounce "Kaulquappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaulquappen" is [ˈkaʊ̯lˌkvapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaulquappen" come from?
"Kaulquappen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kleinteilig#91,819informeller#91,770implizierte#91,764kubanischer#91,851

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list