Kachin

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The verdict

“Kachin” 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) - in Myanmar, im Südwesten Chinas und Nordosten Indiens lebendes Bergvolk

Corpus desk

Index DE-kachin · Kachin · German

Kachin · 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 Kachin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKachin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kachin“ im Deutschen

Kachinsitzt 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

Kachin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Myanmar, im Südwesten Chinas und Nordosten Indiens lebendes Bergvolk".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kachin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kachin, spelled K-A-C-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Myanmar, im Südwesten Chinas und Nordosten Indiens lebendes Bergvolk

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Kämpfe zwischen von ethnischen Minderheiten wie den Kachin oder den Wa gebildeten Guerillagruppen und dem burmesischen Militär gibt es bereits seit Jahrzehnten, zuletzt ist es im an Bangladesch angrenzenden Bundesstaat Rakhine zu Unruhen gekommen.“

Synonyms

JingpoTschinnpo

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 "Kachin"?
"Kachin" is spelled K-A-C-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Kachin" mean?
As a noun, "Kachin" means: in Myanmar, im Südwesten Chinas und Nordosten Indiens lebendes Bergvolk
How do you pronounce "Kachin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kachin" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kachin" come from?
"Kachin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list