Kabeljau

[ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯]

/[ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kabeljau” is uncommon German (frequency #60,717 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,717
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speisefisch, der im nördlichen Atlantik verbreitet ist;

Corpus desk

Index DE-kabeljau · Kabeljau · German

Kabeljau · rank #60,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,717
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jurisdiktion

Nearest frequency peer: Jurisdiktion (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kabeljau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kabeljau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kabeljau
PropertyValue
HeadwordKabeljau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kabeljau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kabeljaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jurisdiktion“ (#60,716), „Kaffeebohnen“ (#60,718), „Jumper“ (#60,715). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kabeljau“ bei #60,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kabeljau is uncommon German at frequency #60,717 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Speisefisch, der im nördlichen Atlantik verbreitet ist;".

Kabeljau has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kabeljau, spelled K-A-B-E-L-J-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speisefisch, der im nördlichen Atlantik verbreitet ist;

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kabeljau ist eine andere Bezeichnung für Dorsch.
  2. „Seine Lieblingsspeisen waren Kabeljau, dicke Erbsen, Teltower Rübchen, Göttinger Wurst und Kaviar, den ihm sein Verleger Hartknoch aus Riga schickte.“

Synonyms

DorschGadus morhua

Antonyms

SchellfischSeelachs

This word in other languages

cod(English)abadejo(Español)cabillaud(Français)bacalhau(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kabeljau"?
"Kabeljau" is spelled K-A-B-E-L-J-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯].
What does "Kabeljau" mean?
As a noun, "Kabeljau" means: Speisefisch, der im nördlichen Atlantik verbreitet ist;
How do you pronounce "Kabeljau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kabeljau" is [ˈkaːbl̩ˌjaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kabeljau" come from?
"Kabeljau" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kabeljau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kantigen#60,719Innerste#60,699Infantin#60,694knuddeln#60,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list