Kelchblatt
[ˈkɛlçˌblat]
The verdict
“Kelchblatt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „Blatt im Kelch der Blütenhülle einer Blüte von bedecktsamigen Pflanzen“
Corpus desk
Index DE-kelchblatt · Kelchblatt · German
Kelchblatt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kelchblatt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛlçˌblat] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kelchblatt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kelchblatt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛlçˌblat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„Blatt im Kelch der Blütenhülle einer Blüte von bedecktsamigen Pflanzen“".
Kelchblatt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kelchblatt, spelled K-E-L-C-H-B-L-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1„Blatt im Kelch der Blütenhülle einer Blüte von bedecktsamigen Pflanzen“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kelchblatt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die dunkelblaue Blume wird von einem Kelchblatt bedeckt, das mit einem mittelalterlichen Sturmhut vergleichbar ist.“
„Das erste Kelchblatt kommt aber eben so oft an den rechten als an den linken Rand des Deckblattes zu liegen und so sind links- und rechtswendige Entstehungsfolge gleich häufig.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.