Kelsterbach

[ˈkɛlstɐˌbax]

/[ˈkɛlstɐˌbax]/ name

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The verdict

“Kelsterbach” is uncommon German (frequency #95,802 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,802
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Key facts for Kelsterbach
PropertyValue
HeadwordKelsterbach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkɛlstɐˌbax]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kelsterbach” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kelsterbach lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kelsterbach is uncommon German at frequency #95,802 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkɛlstɐˌbax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland".

Kelsterbach doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kelsterbach, spelled K-E-L-S-T-E-R-B-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

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 "Kelsterbach"?
"Kelsterbach" is spelled K-E-L-S-T-E-R-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛlstɐˌbax].
What does "Kelsterbach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kelsterbach" means: eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kelsterbach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kelsterbach" is [ˈkɛlstɐˌbax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kelsterbach" come from?
"Kelsterbach" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kelsterbach”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-L-S-T-E-R-B-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɛlstɐˌbax] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list