Kader

Name: Kader, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkaːdɐ]

/[ˈkaːdɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kader” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,902
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so we...

Corpus desk

Index DE-kader · Kader · German

Kader · rank #4,902 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,902
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Koffer

Nearest frequency peer: Koffer (+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.

how

95,102
jazz

95,101
Kader

95,099
Koffer

95,098
kulturellen

95,097
kurzfristig

95,096

What this shows „Kader“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kader vs Kar

60% similar

Kader vs Käse

40% similar

Kader vs käme

20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kader
Property	Value
Headword	Kader
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkaːdɐ]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#4,902
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kader“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#4,902

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Koffer“ (#4,903), „jazz“ (#4,900), „kulturellen“ (#4,904). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kader“ bei #4,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kader (IPA [ˈkaːdɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,902 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kader, with forms such as "akder", "kadder", and "kaderr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kar", "Käse", "käme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kader, spelled K-A-D-E-R.

Definition

1
Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so weiter
2
Stammbesetzung einer Sportmannschaft
3
Stammbesetzung beim Militär, zum Beispiel in Milizarmeen oder bei Festungsbesatzungen, wo präsente Kader im Ernstfall mit Reservisten aufgefüllt werden
4
Name eines der größten asiatischen Spielzeughersteller, dessen Produkte weltweit meist unter anderen Markennamen verkauft werden
5
Einzelbild eines Filmes, ein einzelner Frame
6
Angehöriger eines Kaders im Sinne von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Obwohl noch blutjung, gehört der Spieler schon zum Kader der Nationalmannschaft.
Dass Guisan den gesamten höheren Kader der Schweizer Armee zum Rapport auf den Rütli versammelte, sehen einige als ein unnötiges Wagnis an.

Synonyms

StammbesetzungFilmkaderKaderangehöriger

Antonyms

Reserve

This word in other languages

cadre(English)cuadro(Español)cadre(Français)quadro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

akder
kadder
kaderr
kadre
kaedr
kdaer
kkader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kader - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Kader"

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 "Kader"?

"Kader" is spelled K-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːdɐ].

What does "Kader" mean?

As a noun, "Kader" means: Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer etablierten (politischen) Elite; Gesamtheit der leitenden Funktionäre einer Partei- oder Massenorganisation, der leitenden Angestellten eines Unternehmens und so we...

What words are commonly confused with "Kader"?

"Kader" is commonly confused with "Kar", "Käse", "käme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Kader"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kader" is [ˈkaːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kader" come from?

"Kader" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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