Kessels
[ˈkɛsl̩s]
The verdict
“Kessels” is uncommon German (frequency #63,464 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,464
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kessel
Corpus desk
Index DE-kessels · Kessels · German
Kessels · rank #63,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,464
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kellergeschoss
Nearest frequency peer: Kellergeschoss (-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 „Kessels“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kegelbahn
Kegelbahn
36,539 corpus weight
- Kellergesch…
Kellergeschoss
36,538 corpus weight
- Kessels
Kessels
36,537 corpus weight
- Kevelaer
Kevelaer
36,536 corpus weight
- kilometerwe…
kilometerweit
36,535 corpus weight
- Kinderkrieg…
Kinderkriegen
36,534 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kessels“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kessels |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛsl̩s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kessels“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kessels is uncommon German at frequency #63,464 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛsl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kessel".
Kessels doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kessels, spelled K-E-S-S-E-L-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kessel
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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