Kavallerie

[ˈkavaləʁiː]

/[ˈkavaləʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kavallerie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,629
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Reittieren (meist Pferden) kämpfende Truppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-kavallerie · Kavallerie · German

Kavallerie · rank #17,629 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,629
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaputte

Nearest frequency peer: kaputte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kavallerie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kavallerie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kavallerie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKavallerie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkavaləʁiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,629
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kavallerie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kavallerieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kaputte“ (#17,628), „keep“ (#17,630), „Kantine“ (#17,627). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kavallerie“ bei #17,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kavallerie (IPA [ˈkavaləʁiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,629 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf Reittieren (meist Pferden) kämpfende Truppe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kavallerie, with forms such as "akvallerie", "kaavllerie", and "kavalelrie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kavallerie, spelled K-A-V-A-L-L-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Reittieren (meist Pferden) kämpfende Truppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tapfere Ritter, die schwer gepanzerte Kavallerie des Mittelalters, beherrschten die Schlachtfelder Europas bis ins 15. Jahrhundert hinein.
  2. „Die Kasernen sind mit Freiwilligen überfüllt, bei der Infanterie und Kavallerie werde ich abgewiesen, ich soll warten, Freiwillige werden nicht mehr eingestellt.“

Synonyms

ReitereiReitertruppenRossvolk

Antonyms

InfanterieArtillerie

This word in other languages

cavalry(English)caballería(Español)cavalerie(Français)cavalaria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akvallerie
  • kaavllerie
  • kavalelrie
  • kavalerie
  • kavalleire
  • kavallerei
  • kavallerrie
  • kavallreie
  • kavlalerie
  • kavvallerie
  • kkavallerie
  • kvaallerie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kavallerie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akvallerie2kaavllerie2kavalelrie2kavalerie1kavalleire2kavallerei2kavallerrie1kavallreie2
Edit distance from "Kavallerie"

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 "Kavallerie"?
"Kavallerie" is spelled K-A-V-A-L-L-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkavaləʁiː].
What does "Kavallerie" mean?
As a noun, "Kavallerie" means: auf Reittieren (meist Pferden) kämpfende Truppe
What are common misspellings of "Kavallerie"?
Common misspellings include "akvallerie", "kaavllerie", "kavalelrie", "kavalerie", "kavalleire". The correct spelling is "Kavallerie".
How do you pronounce "Kavallerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kavallerie" is [ˈkavaləʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kavallerie" come from?
"Kavallerie" 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 "Kavallerie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschädigt#17,596Neuordnung#17,662nächtliche#17,665Perfektion#17,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Lesungen12 variantsHelsinki12 variantsguardiola12 variantsOffenburg12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list