Kloake

[kloˈaːkə]

/[kloˈaːkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kloake” is uncommon German (frequency #60,740 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,740
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterirdischer Kanal zur Wegleitung von Abwasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-kloake · Kloake · German

Kloake · rank #60,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,740
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klimatische

Nearest frequency peer: klimatische (-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 „Kloake“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kloake“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kloake
PropertyValue
HeadwordKloake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kloˈaːkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kloake“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kloakefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „klimatische“ (#60,739), „klügere“ (#60,741), „Kleidungsstil“ (#60,738). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kloake“ bei #60,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kloake is uncommon German at frequency #60,740 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kloˈaːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kloake, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kloake, spelled K-L-O-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterirdischer Kanal zur Wegleitung von Abwasser
  2. 2
    Endabschnitt des Darms, wenn in diesen zusätzlich Harnleiter und Geschlechtsorgane münden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jenseits des Fensters befindet sich ein kurzer unterirdischer Gang, der zur recht großen und tiefen Kloake des Hauses führte, die unter dem Synagogenhof lag.“
  2. „Dann lachte er laut auf, kniete sich in die Kloake und grub mit beiden Händen, um die Hinterräder freizubekommen.“

This word in other languages

cloaca(English)cloaque(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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kloake"?
"Kloake" is spelled K-L-O-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kloˈaːkə].
What does "Kloake" mean?
As a noun, "Kloake" means: unterirdischer Kanal zur Wegleitung von Abwasser
How do you pronounce "Kloake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kloake" is [kloˈaːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kloake" come from?
"Kloake" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jumper#60,715leimen#60,796Leinöl#60,797Lloyds#60,807

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list