Kesselflicker
[ˈkɛsl̩ˌflɪkɐ]
The verdict
“Kesselflicker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerker, der Kessel repariert und flickt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kesselflicker · Kesselflicker · German
Kesselflicker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kesselflicker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛsl̩ˌflɪkɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kesselflicker” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Kesselflicker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛsl̩ˌflɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handwerker, der Kessel repariert und flickt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kesselflicker in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kesselflicker, spelled K-E-S-S-E-L-F-L-I-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Handwerker, der Kessel repariert und flickt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kesselflicker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Kesselflicker war einer der historischen Wanderberufe, der das zinnerne, kupferne und eiserne Geschirr lötete.“
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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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