kerzengerade
[ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə]
The verdict
“kerzengerade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer sehr geraden, starren Position, aufrecht
Corpus desk
Index DE-kerzengerade · kerzengerade · German
kerzengerade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kerzengerade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kerzengerade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kerzengerade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩ɡəˌʁaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kerzengerade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf ihre Erwähnung hin stand die alte Dame kerzengerade im Publikum auf, winkte fröhlich in die Menge und hätte problemlos um zwei Dekaden jünger durchgehen können.“
„Kerzengerade stand Giacomo vor seinen Männern, hob die Brauen, schwang den Stock aus Eisenholz und nahm den Sohn, als Alf gehen konnte, mit auf die Proben.“
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.