kölsche

[kœlʃə]

/[kœlʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“kölsche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,293
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolsche · kölsche · German

kölsche · rank #48,293 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,293
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 55,078
  • PHOTO-FINISH kämpferisch

Nearest frequency peer: kämpferisch (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “kölsche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kölsche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kölsche vs Kutsche
57% similar
kölsche vs komische
63% similar
kölsche vs koche
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kölsche
PropertyValue
Headwordkölsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kœlʃə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,293
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kölsche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kölsche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around kölsche (IPA [kœlʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,293 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kölsche, with forms such as "kkölsche", "klösche", and "kölcshe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kutsche", "komische", "koche", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kölsche, spelled K-Ö-L-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkölsche
  • klösche
  • kölcshe
  • köllsche
  • kölscche
  • kölsceh
  • kölschhe
  • kölshce
  • kölssche
  • köslche
  • öklsche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kölsche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkölsche1klösche2kölcshe2köllsche1kölscche1kölsceh2kölschhe1kölshce2
Edit distance from "kölsche"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kölsche"?
"kölsche" is spelled K-Ö-L-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kœlʃə].
What does "kölsche" mean?
As an adjective, "kölsche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kölsch
What words are commonly confused with "kölsche"?
"kölsche" is commonly confused with "Kutsche", "komische", "koche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kölsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kölsche" is [kœlʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kölsche" come from?
"kölsche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kundtun#48,288Kredits#48,284Kalifen#48,264Kaffees#48,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Lappland11 variantsHooligan11 variantsNorfolk11 variantsofferiert11 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list