Kaffee

[ˈkafe]

/[ˈkafe]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaffee” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,230
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anregendes schwarzes Aufgussgetränk

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaffee · Kaffee · German

Kaffee · rank #1,230 · 5 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,230
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH international…

Nearest frequency peer: internationalen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kaffee“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Kaffee vs kaufe
50% similar
Kaffee vs kaufen
50% similar
Kaffee vs Koffer
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kaffee
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaffee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkafe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,230
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kaffee“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kaffeeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „internationalen“ (#1,229), „komme“ (#1,231), „Handy“ (#1,228). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaffee“ bei #1,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kaffee (IPA [ˈkafe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,230 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kaffee, with forms such as "akffee", "kafee", and "kafefe". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "kaufe", "kaufen", "Koffer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kaffee, spelled K-A-F-F-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    anregendes schwarzes Aufgussgetränk
  2. 2
    der Kaffeestrauch
  3. 3
    Gattungsname des Kaffeestrauchs^([2])
  4. 4
    Kaffeebohne
  5. 5
    Röstkaffee, Kaffeepulver
  6. 6
    eine zumeist nachmittägliche Zwischenmahlzeit
  7. 7
    das erste oder zweite Frühstück

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich trinke eine Tasse Kaffee.
  2. „Manchmal setzten wir uns, und dann wurden uns Kaffee und Zigaretten angeboten.“

Synonyms

SchockelmeiSchockelmeirumTürkentrankBlümchenBlümchenkaffeeLorkePlürreKaffeepflanzeVesperTee

Antonyms

TeeKakao

This word in other languages

coffee(English)café(Español)café(Français)café(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akffee
  • kafee
  • kafefe
  • kfafee
  • kkaffee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kaffee - 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.

akffee2kafee1kafefe2kfafee2kkaffee1
Edit distance from "Kaffee"

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 "Kaffee"?
"Kaffee" is spelled K-A-F-F-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkafe].
What does "Kaffee" mean?
As a noun, "Kaffee" means: anregendes schwarzes Aufgussgetränk
What words are commonly confused with "Kaffee"?
"Kaffee" is commonly confused with "kaufe", "kaufen", "Koffer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kaffee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaffee" is [ˈkafe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaffee" come from?
"Kaffee" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Grenze#1,227lustig#1,235Mittel#1,236Schutz#1,242

Similar misspelling depth

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

komme5 variantsPaul5 variantsBier5 variantsHTTP5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list