Cádiz

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The verdict

“Cádiz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spanische Stadt in Andalusien

Corpus desk

Index DE-cadiz · Cádiz · German

Cádiz · 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 "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 Cádiz
PropertyValue
HeadwordCádiz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cádiz“ im Deutschen

Cádizschafft 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

Cádiz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spanische Stadt in Andalusien".

Cádiz has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Cádiz, spelled C-Á-D-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    spanische Stadt in Andalusien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Legende nach wurde Cádiz durch Herkules gegründet.
  2. das Cádiz des 19. Jahrhunderts

This word in other languages

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 "Cádiz"?
"Cádiz" is spelled C-Á-D-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Cádiz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cádiz" means: spanische Stadt in Andalusien
How do you pronounce "Cádiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cádiz" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cádiz" come from?
"Cádiz" 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