Kadenz

[kaˈdɛnt͡s]

/[kaˈdɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kadenz” is uncommon German (frequency #66,372 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,372
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tonfall am Ende eines Satzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kadenz · Kadenz · German

Kadenz · rank #66,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jukebox

Nearest frequency peer: Jukebox (-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 „Kadenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kadenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKadenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈdɛnt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kadenz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kadenzfällt 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: „Jukebox“ (#66,371), „Kaffeemaschinen“ (#66,373), „Jugendherbergen“ (#66,370). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kadenz“ bei #66,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kadenz is uncommon German at frequency #66,372 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈdɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Kadenz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kadenz, spelled K-A-D-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tonfall am Ende eines Satzes
  2. 2
    Art des Vers-Ausgangs
  3. 3
    Abfolge von Harmonien in einem Musikstück
  4. 4
    Schussfrequenz oder Feuerrate

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er sprach mit einer merkwürdigen Kadenz.
  2. Die Kadenzen korrespondieren mit dem Reimschema.

This word in other languages

cadence(English)cadencia(Español)cadence(Français)cadência(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 "Kadenz"?
"Kadenz" is spelled K-A-D-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈdɛnt͡s].
What does "Kadenz" mean?
As a noun, "Kadenz" means: Tonfall am Ende eines Satzes
How do you pronounce "Kadenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kadenz" is [kaˈdɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kadenz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kneift#66,393houses#66,335Kulanz#66,412Käfern#66,418

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list