Kabbelei
[kabəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Kabbelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Auseinandersetzung, Streit
Corpus desk
Index DE-kabbelei · Kabbelei · German
Kabbelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kabbelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kabəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kabbelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kabbelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kabəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Auseinandersetzung, Streit".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kabbelei in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kabbelei, spelled K-A-B-B-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1kleine Auseinandersetzung, Streit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kabbelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Kabbelei ging eine Vase kaputt.
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.