Kabylisch

[ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ]

/[ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von 2–3 (nach neueren Untersuchungen 5,5) Millionen, zumeist mehrsprachigen (Arabisch, Französisch) Menschen gesprochene/r nordalgerische/r Berberdialekt/Berbersprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-kabylisch · Kabylisch · German

Kabylisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 Kabylisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordKabylisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kabylisch” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Kabylischliegt 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

Kabylisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von 2–3 (nach neueren Untersuchungen 5,5) Millionen, zumeist mehrsprachigen (Arabisch, Französisch) Menschen gesprochene/r nordalgerische/r Berberdialekt/Berbersprache".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kabylisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kabylisch, spelled K-A-B-Y-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    von 2–3 (nach neueren Untersuchungen 5,5) Millionen, zumeist mehrsprachigen (Arabisch, Französisch) Menschen gesprochene/r nordalgerische/r Berberdialekt/Berbersprache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das allgemeine Resultat scheint zu sein, dass Temrht, Schilha, Ghadāmssi, Kabylisch u. s. w. als verschiedene Sprachen zu betrachten sind, unter einander nur verwandt wie etwa Portugiesisch, Spanisch und Italienisch.“
  2. „Im Jahre 1884 schickte ihn die Bibelgesellschaft nach Algier mit dem Auftrage, biblischen Text ins Kabylische zu übersetzen.“

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 "Kabylisch"?
"Kabylisch" is spelled K-A-B-Y-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ].
What does "Kabylisch" mean?
As a noun, "Kabylisch" means: von 2–3 (nach neueren Untersuchungen 5,5) Millionen, zumeist mehrsprachigen (Arabisch, Französisch) Menschen gesprochene/r nordalgerische/r Berberdialekt/Berbersprache
How do you pronounce "Kabylisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kabylisch" is [ˌkaˈbyːlɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kabylisch" 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