Kelche

[ˈkɛlçə]

/[ˈkɛlçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kelche” is uncommon German (frequency #82,942 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,942
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kelch

Corpus desk

Index DE-kelche · Kelche · German

Kelche · rank #82,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,942
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kerala

Nearest frequency peer: Kerala (+2 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 „Kelche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kelche
PropertyValue
HeadwordKelche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛlçə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kelche“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kelchefällt 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: „Kerala“ (#82,944), „kaukasischen“ (#82,939), „Ketamin“ (#82,945). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kelche“ bei #82,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kelche is uncommon German at frequency #82,942 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛlçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kelche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Kelche, spelled K-E-L-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kelch
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kelch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kelch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kelch

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 "Kelche"?
"Kelche" is spelled K-E-L-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛlçə].
What does "Kelche" mean?
As a noun, "Kelche" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kelch
How do you pronounce "Kelche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kelche" is [ˈkɛlçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kelche" come from?
"Kelche" 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 "Kelche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kerala#82,944Kimchi#82,947Kanons#82,933Kioske#82,951

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list