Kilimandscharo

[kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo]

/[kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo]/ name

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The verdict

“Kilimandscharo” is uncommon German (frequency #67,385 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,385
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebirgsmassiv vulkanischen Ursprungs in Tansania mit der höchsten Erhebung Afrikas

Corpus desk

Index DE-kilimandscharo · Kilimandscharo · German

Kilimandscharo · rank #67,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,385
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kicks

Nearest frequency peer: kicks (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Kilimandscharo”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kilimandscharo” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kilimandscharo
PropertyValue
HeadwordKilimandscharo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo]
Letters14
Frequency rank#67,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kilimandscharo” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kilimandscharo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kilimandscharo is uncommon German at frequency #67,385 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebirgsmassiv vulkanischen Ursprungs in Tansania mit der höchsten Erhebung Afrikas".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kilimandscharo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kilimandscharo, spelled K-I-L-I-M-A-N-D-S-C-H-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebirgsmassiv vulkanischen Ursprungs in Tansania mit der höchsten Erhebung Afrikas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kilimandscharo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er hat mit dem Fahrrad die Welt umrundet, den australischen Kontinent durchquert und mehrfach den Kilimandscharo bestiegen.“
  2. „Der Kilimandscharo ist längst kein unbeschriebenes Blatt mehr.“

This word in other languages

Kilimanjaro(English)Kilimandjaro(Français)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kilimandscharo"?
"Kilimandscharo" is spelled K-I-L-I-M-A-N-D-S-C-H-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo].
What does "Kilimandscharo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kilimandscharo" means: Gebirgsmassiv vulkanischen Ursprungs in Tansania mit der höchsten Erhebung Afrikas
How do you pronounce "Kilimandscharo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kilimandscharo" is [kilimanˈd͡ʒaːʁo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kilimandscharo" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kilimandscharo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kapitalistisch#67,377immerwährenden#67,349hinausgehenden#67,325Gründonnerstag#67,290

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list