kalt

\kalt\

/\kalt\/ adj

The verdict

“kalt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Froid, qui nous donne la sensation d’une température notablement inférieure à la nôtre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kalt · kalt · French

kalt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for kalt
PropertyValue
Headwordkalt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kalt\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kalt » en français

kaltn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kalt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kalt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for kalt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 French form is kalt, spelled K-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Froid, qui nous donne la sensation d’une température notablement inférieure à la nôtre.
  2. 2
    Froid, qui est saus chauffage.
  3. 3
    Froid, qui se déguste froid, en parlant d’un mets ou par métonymie d’un repas.
  4. 4
    Froid, qui n’est plus assez chaud, en parlant d’un mets ou par métonymie d’un repas.
  5. 5
    Froid, refroidi, dont la température corporelle est faible.
  6. 6
    Froid, qui ne s’émeut pas ou qui paraît ne pas s’émouvoir.
  7. 7
    Froid, qui manque du confort dans les couleurs, dans le coloris.
  8. 8
    Sobre, calculé, poussé par la raison.
  9. 9
    Terrible, terrifiant.
  10. 10
    Froid, sans emploi direct d'armes, caractérise un conflit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. mir ist kalt, ich friere
  2. mir wird kalt

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kalt"?
"kalt" is spelled K-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kalt\.
What does "kalt" mean?
As an adjective, "kalt" means: Froid, qui nous donne la sensation d’une température notablement inférieure à la nôtre.
How do you pronounce "kalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kalt" is \kalt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kalt" come from?
"kalt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list