Kater
\ˈkaːtɐ\
The verdict
“Kater” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chat mâle, matou
Corpus desk
Index FR-kater · Kater · French
Kater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kater |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈkaːtɐ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kater is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkaːtɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kater in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Kater, spelled K-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Chat mâle, matou
- 2Également employé aussi par les chasseurs pour désigner les chats sauvages et les lynx mâles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
der gestiefelte Kater
Auch Kater Murr bleibt vom Dualismus nicht verschont; er besitzt alle Eigenschaften seiner Tiergattung, aber er kann auch lesen, schreiben und Gedichte machen und versteht die Menschensprache in ihren feinsten Nuancen.
Synonyms
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.