Kohelet

[koˈheːlɛt]

/[koˈheːlɛt]/ noun

The verdict

“Kohelet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine alttestamentliche Schrift der Bibel

Corpus desk

Index DE-kohelet · Kohelet · German

Kohelet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Kohelet
PropertyValue
HeadwordKohelet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈheːlɛt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kohelet“ im Deutschen

Koheletschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kohelet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈheːlɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine alttestamentliche Schrift der Bibel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kohelet, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kohelet, spelled K-O-H-E-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine alttestamentliche Schrift der Bibel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Buch Kohelet wurde wie das der Sprüche dem König Salomo zugeschrieben, obgleich es außer dem ,Sohn Davids‘ als Verfasserangabe in 1,1 und verschiedenen Andeutungen (vgl. 1,12+16) keinen Hinweis auf eine solche Autorschaft gibt.“
  2. ¹Worte Kohelets, des Davidsohnes, der König in Jerusalem war. ² Windhauch, Windhauch, sagte Kohelet, Windhauch, Windhauch, das ist alles Windhauch. (Kohelet 1,1-2)

Synonyms

PredigerSalomosEkklesiastes

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kohelet"?
"Kohelet" is spelled K-O-H-E-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈheːlɛt].
What does "Kohelet" mean?
As a noun, "Kohelet" means: eine alttestamentliche Schrift der Bibel
How do you pronounce "Kohelet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kohelet" is [koˈheːlɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kohelet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list