Kaaba

[ˈkaʔabaː]

/[ˈkaʔabaː]/ name

The verdict

“Kaaba” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größtes Heiligtum des Islam

Key facts for Kaaba
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaaba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaʔabaː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kaaba” sits in German frequency

Kaaba falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kaaba is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaʔabaː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "größtes Heiligtum des Islam".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kaaba, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kaaba, spelled K-A-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    größtes Heiligtum des Islam

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 "Kaaba"?
"Kaaba" is spelled K-A-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʔabaː].
What does "Kaaba" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kaaba" means: größtes Heiligtum des Islam
How do you pronounce "Kaaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaaba" is [ˈkaʔabaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaaba" come from?
"Kaaba" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Kaaba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaʔabaː] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list