CAF
[t͡seːʔaːˈɛf]
The verdict
“CAF” is uncommon German (frequency #82,613 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,613
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confédération Africaine de Football (deutsch: der afrikanische Fußballverband)
Corpus desk
Index DE-caf · CAF · German
CAF · rank #82,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,613
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH Callboy
Nearest frequency peer: Callboy (+1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „CAF“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- buildings
buildings
17,392 corpus weight
- Bühnenbilder
Bühnenbilder
17,390 corpus weight
- CAF
CAF
17,388 corpus weight
- Callboy
Callboy
17,387 corpus weight
- Cameo
Cameo
17,386 corpus weight
- canary
canary
17,385 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „CAF“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | CAF |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [t͡seːʔaːˈɛf] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #82,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „CAF“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
CAF is uncommon German at frequency #82,613 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [t͡seːʔaːˈɛf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Confédération Africaine de Football (deutsch: der afrikanische Fußballverband)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for CAF in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is CAF, spelled C-A-F.
Definition
- 1Confédération Africaine de Football (deutsch: der afrikanische Fußballverband)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how CAF appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der afrikanische Fußballverband, die CAF wurde im Jahr 1957 gegründet.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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