cacatua

[kakaˈtua]

/[kakaˈtua]/ noun

The verdict

“cacatua” 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) - Kakadu

Corpus desk

Index DE-cacatua · cacatua · German

cacatua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cacatua
PropertyValue
Headwordcacatua
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kakaˈtua]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cacatua“ im Deutschen

cacatuaschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cacatua is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kakaˈtua]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kakadu".

Zero misspellings are on record for cacatua in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is cacatua, spelled C-A-C-A-T-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kakadu

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 "cacatua"?
"cacatua" is spelled C-A-C-A-T-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kakaˈtua].
What does "cacatua" mean?
As a noun, "cacatua" means: Kakadu
How do you pronounce "cacatua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacatua" is [kakaˈtua]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacatua" come from?
"cacatua" is a German 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