keltern
[ˈkɛltɐn]
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
- Katarakt
Katarakt
13,329 corpus weight
- Kaufangebot
Kaufangebot
13,327 corpus weight
- keltern
keltern
13,324 corpus weight
- Kennzeichnu…
Kennzeichnungen
13,323 corpus weight
- keuchend
keuchend
13,321 corpus weight
- Kieselsteine
Kieselsteine
13,320 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „keltern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keltern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛltɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,677 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „keltern“ im Deutschen
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
- 1das Trennen des Traubensaftes von den festen Bestandteilen der Maische durch Ausüben von Druck
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how keltern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Winzer keltern jedes Jahr die Maische.
„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.
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