Kaffeeklatsch

[ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ]

/[ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kaffeeklatsch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,138 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#89,138
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gemütliche Gesprächsrunde, bei der meist Kaffee getrunken und Kuchen gegessen wird

Key facts for Kaffeeklatsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaffeeklatsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#89,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kaffeeklatsch” 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). Kaffeeklatsch lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kaffeeklatsch is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,138 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gemütliche Gesprächsrunde, bei der meist Kaffee getrunken und Kuchen gegessen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kaffeeklatsch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Kaffeeklatsch, spelled K-A-F-F-E-E-K-L-A-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemütliche Gesprächsrunde, bei der meist Kaffee getrunken und Kuchen gegessen wird

Synonyms

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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 "Kaffeeklatsch"?
"Kaffeeklatsch" is spelled K-A-F-F-E-E-K-L-A-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ].
What does "Kaffeeklatsch" mean?
As a noun, "Kaffeeklatsch" means: gemütliche Gesprächsrunde, bei der meist Kaffee getrunken und Kuchen gegessen wird
How do you pronounce "Kaffeeklatsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaffeeklatsch" is [ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaffeeklatsch" come from?
"Kaffeeklatsch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kaffeeklatsch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-F-F-E-E-K-L-A-T-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkafeˌklat͡ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list