Kukulle
[kuˈkʊlə]
The verdict
“Kukulle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - faltenreiches, mantelähnliches Übergewand mit weiten Ärmeln, das in einigen Klöstern beim Gottesdienst getragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kukulle · Kukulle · German
Kukulle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kukulle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kuˈkʊlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kukulle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kukulle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈkʊlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "faltenreiches, mantelähnliches Übergewand mit weiten Ärmeln, das in einigen Klöstern beim Gottesdienst getragen wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kukulle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kukulle, spelled K-U-K-U-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1faltenreiches, mantelähnliches Übergewand mit weiten Ärmeln, das in einigen Klöstern beim Gottesdienst getragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kukulle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kukulle wird über dem Habit getragen.
„Er bestand aus der Kukulle, einem mantelähnlichen Obergewand, dem Skapulier, einem Überwurf über Brust und Rücken sowie dem Cingulum, einem Gürtel, der um die Hüften gebunden wird.“
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.