Kaaba

[ˈkaʔabaː]

/[ˈkaʔabaː]/ name

The verdict

“Kaaba” 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) - größtes Heiligtum des Islam

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaaba · Kaaba · German

Kaaba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 Kaaba
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaaba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkaʔabaː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaaba“ im Deutschen

Kaabasitzt 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

Kaaba is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkaʔabaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kaaba steht in Mekka und muss bei jedem Besuch gegen den Uhrzeigersinn sieben Mal umrundet werden.
  2. Der schwarze Stein in der Kaaba soll ein Meteorit sein und wird im Islam als Baustein der Ur-Kaaba gesehen, die Adam als erstes Gotteshaus errichtet worden sein soll.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list