Koloratur
[ˌkoloˈʁaˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Koloratur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verzierende stimmliche Variation beim Gesang
Corpus desk
Index DE-koloratur · Koloratur · German
Koloratur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Koloratur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkoloˈʁaˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Koloratur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Koloratur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkoloˈʁaˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verzierende stimmliche Variation beim Gesang".
Koloratur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Koloratur, spelled K-O-L-O-R-A-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1verzierende stimmliche Variation beim Gesang
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Koloratur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Museumsorchester erwärmte sich bald zur nötigen spritzigen Delikatesse mit genügend akustischem Freiraum für die atemraubenden Koloraturen von insgesamt vierzehn Goldkehlen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.