Kaddisch
[kaˈdiːʃ]
The verdict
“Kaddisch” 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) - Gebet der Juden, das unter anderem als Totengebet gesprochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaddisch · Kaddisch · German
Kaddisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaddisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈdiːʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaddisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kaddisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈdiːʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebet der Juden, das unter anderem als Totengebet gesprochen wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kaddisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kaddisch, spelled K-A-D-D-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Gebet der Juden, das unter anderem als Totengebet gesprochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kaddisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Kannst du noch Kaddisch sagen?« hörte ich ihn fragen.“
„Heine, der jegliche organisierte Religion hasste und sich eine Messe oder ein Kaddisch zu seiner Beisetzung verbat, war Schockens Lieblingsschriftsteller.“
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.