cum laude

[kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]

/[kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]/ adv

The verdict

“cum laude” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut

Corpus desk

Index DE-cum-laude · cum laude · German

cum laude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 cum laude
PropertyValue
Headwordcum laude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cum laude“ im Deutschen

cum laudesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cum laude is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cum laude, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is cum laude, spelled C-U-M- -L-A-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er hat seine Doktorarbeit cum laude abgeschlossen.

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 "cum laude"?
"cum laude" is spelled C-U-M- -L-A-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də].
What does "cum laude" mean?
As an adverb, "cum laude" means: drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut
How do you pronounce "cum laude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cum laude" is [kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cum laude" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list