Kaffeesatzleserei
German, noun[ˈka.fe.zat͡s.leː.zəˌraɪ̯]
Kaffeesatzleserei is spelled K-A-F-F-E-E-S-A-T-Z-L-E-S-E-R-E-I (17 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kaffeesatzleserei is a German feminine noun meaning “tea leaf reading (pointless speculation or prediction about future events)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Kaffeesatzleserei mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininetea leaf reading (pointless speculation or prediction about future events)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce Kaffeesatzleserei?
- [ˈka.fe.zat͡s.leː.zəˌraɪ̯]
- Austria [kaˈfeː.zat͡s.leː.zəˌraɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kaffeesatzleserei in German?
Kaffeesatzleserei appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).