cum laude
[kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də]
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 May 6, 2026) - drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cum laude |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cum laude” sits in German frequency
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
- 1drittbestes Prädikat, das in Deutschland für eine Doktorarbeit vergeben wird, gut
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.
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Using “cum laude”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-U-M- -L-A-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kʊm ˈlaʊ̯də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.