Kadern

[ˈkaːdɐn]

/[ˈkaːdɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kadern” is uncommon German (frequency #98,665 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,665
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kader

Key facts for Kadern
PropertyValue
HeadwordKadern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːdɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kadern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kadern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kadern is uncommon German at frequency #98,665 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːdɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kader".

Kadern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Kadern, spelled K-A-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Kadern"?
"Kadern" is spelled K-A-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːdɐn].
What does "Kadern" mean?
As a noun, "Kadern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kader
How do you pronounce "Kadern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kadern" is [ˈkaːdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kadern" come from?
"Kadern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kadern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaːdɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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