kcal

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The verdict

“kcal” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,929
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kilocalorie, zu Deutsch Kilokalorie

Corpus desk

Index DE-kcal · kcal · German

kcal · rank #26,929 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,929
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kinderarzt

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderarzt (+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 „kcal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kcal vs KIA
0% similar
kcal vs kol
50% similar
kcal vs klar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kcal
PropertyValue
Headwordkcal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,929
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kcal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kcalliegt 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: „Kinderarzt“ (#26,930), „Karpfen“ (#26,927), „Kitsch“ (#26,931). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kcal“ bei #26,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kcal (IPA […]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #26,929 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kilocalorie, zu Deutsch Kilokalorie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kcal, with forms such as "ckal", "kacl", and "kcall". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KIA", "kol", "klar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kcal, spelled K-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kilocalorie, zu Deutsch Kilokalorie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schokolade hat 500 kcal, das sind 25 Prozent des GDA.
  2. Der Brennwert wird bei Lebensmitteln nicht nur in kcal angegeben, sondern auch in kJ.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ckal
  • kacl
  • kcall
  • kccal
  • kcla
  • kkcal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kcal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ckal2kacl2kcall1kccal1kcla2kkcal1
Edit distance from "kcal"

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 "kcal"?
"kcal" is spelled K-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "kcal" mean?
As an abbreviation, "kcal" means: kilocalorie, zu Deutsch Kilokalorie
What words are commonly confused with "kcal"?
"kcal" is commonly confused with "KIA", "kol", "klar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kcal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kcal" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kcal" come from?
"kcal" 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 "kcal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lieh#26,953luck#26,957raps#27,016Deus#26,819

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Ilona6 variantsobige6 variantsrauen6 variantsslave6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list