kollern
[ˈkɔlɐn]
The verdict
“kollern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - gurgelnde, rollende Laute ausstoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kollern · kollern · German
kollern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | kollern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɔlɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kollern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kollern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɔlɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gurgelnde, rollende Laute ausstoßen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kollern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kollern, spelled K-O-L-L-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1gurgelnde, rollende Laute ausstoßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kollern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Truthahn kollerte im Unterholz.
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.