Kafkas

[ˈkafkas]

/[ˈkafkas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kafkas” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,515
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kafka

Corpus desk

Index DE-kafkas · Kafkas · German

Kafkas · rank #47,515 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,515
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kadett

Nearest frequency peer: Kadett (-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 „Kafkas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kafkas“ 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).

Kafkas vs Kakao
67% similar
Kafkas vs Kansas
67% similar
Kafkas vs Kafka
83% similar

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

Key facts for Kafkas
PropertyValue
HeadwordKafkas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkafkas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,515
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kafkas“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kadett“ (#47,514), „Kaliningrad“ (#47,516), „Kabarettisten“ (#47,513). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kafkas“ bei #47,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kafkas (IPA [ˈkafkas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,515 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kafkas, with forms such as "akfkas", "kafaks", and "kaffkas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kakao", "Kansas", "Kafka", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kafkas, spelled K-A-F-K-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kafka
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kafka
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kafka
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kafka
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kafka

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akfkas
  • kafaks
  • kaffkas
  • kafkass
  • kafkkas
  • kafksa
  • kakfas
  • kfakas
  • kkafkas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kafkas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

akfkas2kafaks2kaffkas1kafkass1kafkkas1kafksa2kakfas2kfakas2
Edit distance from "Kafkas"

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 "Kafkas"?
"Kafkas" is spelled K-A-F-K-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkafkas].
What does "Kafkas" mean?
As a noun, "Kafkas" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kafka
What words are commonly confused with "Kafkas"?
"Kafkas" is commonly confused with "Kakao", "Kansas", "Kafka". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kafkas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kafkas" is [ˈkafkas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kafkas" come from?
"Kafkas" 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 "Kafkas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kadett#47,514härten#47,493Lerche#47,560Lesers#47,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kastell9 variantsItalian9 variantsknurren9 variantshämmert9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list