Kabuff

[kaˈbʊf]

/[kaˈbʊf]/ noun

The verdict

“Kabuff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner dunkler Nebenraum, Abstellraum oder winziges Zimmer

Corpus desk

Index DE-kabuff · Kabuff · German

Kabuff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Kabuff
PropertyValue
HeadwordKabuff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈbʊf]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kabuff” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Kabuffliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kabuff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈbʊf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner dunkler Nebenraum, Abstellraum oder winziges Zimmer".

Kabuff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kabuff, spelled K-A-B-U-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner dunkler Nebenraum, Abstellraum oder winziges Zimmer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn ich mein winziges Kabuff von Büro in Midtown Manhattan wirklich einmal verließ, dann, um mich in meinen Zufluchtsort zurückzuziehen, meine Wohnung im Erdgeschoss eines schiefen, weißen, über und über mit Efeu bewachsenen Sandsteinhauses in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.“
  2. Hol doch schon mal die Koffer aus dem Kabuff.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Kabuff"?
"Kabuff" is spelled K-A-B-U-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈbʊf].
What does "Kabuff" mean?
As a noun, "Kabuff" means: kleiner dunkler Nebenraum, Abstellraum oder winziges Zimmer
How do you pronounce "Kabuff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kabuff" is [kaˈbʊf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kabuff" come from?
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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