Verkalkung
[fɛɐ̯ˈkalkʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verkalkung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang der Ablagerung von Kalk
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkalkung · Verkalkung · German
Verkalkung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Verkalkung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkalkʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verkalkung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verkalkung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkalkʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verkalkung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verkalkung, spelled V-E-R-K-A-L-K-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang der Ablagerung von Kalk
- 2Verhärtung der Arterien mit zunehmendem Lebensalter
- 3der Verlust an Geisteskraft im Alter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verkalkung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ablagerung von Kalk ist der im Wasser gelöste Kalkanteil, der bei Verdunstung zurückbleibt und als weiße Verkalkung sichtbar ist.
Die Verkalkung der Artieren ist zurückzuführen auf eine ungute Ernährung.
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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.