kerzengerade
[ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə]
The verdict
“kerzengerade” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer sehr geraden, starren Position, aufrecht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kerzengerade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kerzengerade” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for kerzengerade is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in einer sehr geraden, starren Position, aufrecht".
kerzengerade has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kerzengerade, spelled K-E-R-Z-E-N-G-E-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1in einer sehr geraden, starren Position, aufrecht
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “kerzengerade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-E-R-Z-E-N-G-E-R-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.