Kehle

/[ˈkeːlə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,268

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kehle is aGermannoun. It means: unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre Pronounced [ˈkeːlə]. Often confused with Kerl and Kohl.

Key facts for Kehle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKehle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkeːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,268
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kehle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kehle is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkeːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,268 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kehle, with forms such as "ekhle", "kehel", and "kehhle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kerl", "Kohl", "kühl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kehle, spelled K-E-H-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre
  2. 2
    Kante am Dach, an der zwei Dachflächen aufeinander treffen, die zusammen eine Innenecke bilden
  3. 3
    rückseitiger Teil eines Festungswerkes
  4. 4
    negative Ausrundung einer Kante (Hohlkehle)
  5. 5
    Teil des Tierfells, der den vorderen Hals des Pelztieres bedeckte

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekhle,kehel,kehhle,kehlle,kelhe,khele,kkehle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kehle

Misspelling Variants of "Kehle"

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Misspelling Variants of "Kehle"

Frequency rank: #11,268 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kehle"?
"Kehle" is spelled K-E-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeːlə].
What does "Kehle" mean?
As a noun, "Kehle" means: unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre
What words are commonly confused with "Kehle"?
"Kehle" is commonly confused with "Kerl", "Kohl", "kühl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kehle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kehle" is [ˈkeːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kehle" come from?
"Kehle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.