Kolosserbrief
[koˈlɔsɐˌbʁiːf]
The verdict
“Kolosserbrief” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Buch des Neuen Testaments in der Bibel; ein Paulus zugeschriebener, aber vermutlich von einem Paulusschüler verfasster Mahn- und Lehrbrief an die christliche Gemeinde der kleinasiatischen Stadt...
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Index DE-kolosserbrief · Kolosserbrief · German
Kolosserbrief · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Kolosserbrief |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈlɔsɐˌbʁiːf] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kolosserbrief“ im Deutschen
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Kolosserbrief is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈlɔsɐˌbʁiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Buch des Neuen Testaments in der Bibel; ein Paulus zugeschriebener, aber vermutlich von einem Paulusschüler verfasster Mahn- und Lehrbrief an die christliche Gemeinde der kleinasiatischen Stadt...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kolosserbrief, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kolosserbrief, spelled K-O-L-O-S-S-E-R-B-R-I-E-F.
Definition
- 1ein Buch des Neuen Testaments in der Bibel; ein Paulus zugeschriebener, aber vermutlich von einem Paulusschüler verfasster Mahn- und Lehrbrief an die christliche Gemeinde der kleinasiatischen Stadt Kolossä
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kolosserbrief appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kolosserbrief „ist vom Kampf gegen Irrlehrer geprägt.“
„Der Kolosserbrief, der wahrscheinlich nicht von Paulus selbst verfaßt ist, in seinem Geist jedoch dem Denken des Apostels nahesteht, behandelt ein Problem, das dem Anlaß des Galaterbriefes analog ist.“
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.