keltern

[ˈkɛltɐn]

/[ˈkɛltɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“keltern” is uncommon German (frequency #86,677 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,677
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Trennen des Traubensaftes von den festen Bestandteilen der Maische durch Ausüben von Druck

Corpus desk

Index DE-keltern · keltern · German

keltern · rank #86,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,677
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kennzeichnung…

Nearest frequency peer: Kennzeichnungen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „keltern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for keltern
PropertyValue
Headwordkeltern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɛltɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „keltern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kelternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kennzeichnungen“ (#86,678), „Kaufangebot“ (#86,674), „keuchend“ (#86,680). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „keltern“ bei #86,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

keltern is uncommon German at frequency #86,677 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛltɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Trennen des Traubensaftes von den festen Bestandteilen der Maische durch Ausüben von Druck".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for keltern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 keltern, spelled K-E-L-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Trennen des Traubensaftes von den festen Bestandteilen der Maische durch Ausüben von Druck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Winzer keltern jedes Jahr die Maische.
  2. „Eine Besonderheit unter Meißens Weinen ist der »Schieler«. Man sagt, er schiele nach weiß und rot, da er aus weißen und roten Trauben gekeltert wird.“

This word in other languages

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 "keltern"?
"keltern" is spelled K-E-L-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛltɐn].
What does "keltern" mean?
As a verb, "keltern" means: das Trennen des Traubensaftes von den festen Bestandteilen der Maische durch Ausüben von Druck
How do you pronounce "keltern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keltern" is [ˈkɛltɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "keltern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keltern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list