Kolkata
[kɒlˈkɑːtə]
The verdict
“Kolkata” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper 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) - Stadt im indischen Bundesstaat Westbengalen; Kolkata, Kalkutta
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolkata · Kolkata · German
Kolkata · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kolkata |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kɒlˈkɑːtə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kolkata“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kolkata is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɒlˈkɑːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im indischen Bundesstaat Westbengalen; Kolkata, Kalkutta".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kolkata, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Kolkata, spelled K-O-L-K-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Stadt im indischen Bundesstaat Westbengalen; Kolkata, Kalkutta
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kolkata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her sister lives in Kolkata.
Synonyms
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.