Talkessel

[ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩]

/[ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Talkessel” is uncommon German (frequency #96,347 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,347
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eher rundes, von Bergen eingeschlossenes Tal

Corpus desk

Index DE-talkessel · Talkessel · German

Talkessel · rank #96,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,347
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taktvoll

Nearest frequency peer: taktvoll (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Talkessel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Talkessel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Talkessel
PropertyValue
HeadwordTalkessel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Talkessel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Talkesselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „taktvoll“ (#96,346), „taktieren“ (#96,345), „tappe“ (#96,349). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Talkessel“ bei #96,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Talkessel is uncommon German at frequency #96,347 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eher rundes, von Bergen eingeschlossenes Tal".

Talkessel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Talkessel, spelled T-A-L-K-E-S-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eher rundes, von Bergen eingeschlossenes Tal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Talkessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Mitterpinzgau ist ein Talkessel zwischen Kitzbühler Alpen, Leoganger Steinbergen und Steinernem Meer.“
  2. „Talweitungen entstehen durch stärkere Erosion in Talabschnitten, die von weicheren Gesteinsschichten begleitet sind; Talkessel sind weite Ausräume, die bei ungefähr konzentrischem Zusammenfließen von Flüssen zu einem meist kurzen Hauptfluss gebildet werden.“

Antonyms

Hochtal

This word in other languages

basin(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Talkessel"?
"Talkessel" is spelled T-A-L-K-E-S-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩].
What does "Talkessel" mean?
As a noun, "Talkessel" means: eher rundes, von Bergen eingeschlossenes Tal
How do you pronounce "Talkessel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Talkessel" is [ˈtaːlˌkɛsl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Talkessel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taktieren#96,345Synthesen#96,340teilnehme#96,356störender#96,332

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list