Kollekte

[kɔˈlɛktə]

/[kɔˈlɛktə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kollekte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,400 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,400
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollekte · Kollekte · German

Kollekte · rank #68,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,400
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klimazonen

Nearest frequency peer: Klimazonen (-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 „Kollekte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kollekte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKollekte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈlɛktə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kollekte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kollektefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klimazonen“ (#68,399), „Kleister“ (#68,398), „kompatiblen“ (#68,402). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kollekte“ bei #68,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kollekte is uncommon German at frequency #68,400 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔˈlɛktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke".

Kollekte has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Kollekte, spelled K-O-L-L-E-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seit der Entstehung des Weltgebetstages ist die Kollekte ein wichtiger Bestandteil jeder Feier.“
  2. „Mit seinem Holzstiel und dem versteiften Ring sah er aus wie ein Klingelbeutel für die Kollekte in der Kirche.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Kollekte"?
"Kollekte" is spelled K-O-L-L-E-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈlɛktə].
What does "Kollekte" mean?
As a noun, "Kollekte" means: Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke
How do you pronounce "Kollekte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kollekte" is [kɔˈlɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list