Kai
German, noun/kaɪ̯/
Kai is spelled K-A-I (3 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,816th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kai is a German masculine noun meaning “wharf, quay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “befestigtes Ufer in einem Hafen als Schiffsanlegeplatz”.
What does Kai mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewharf, quay
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. befestigtes Ufer in einem Hafen als Schiffsanlegeplatz
abbreviation: 1. für Kinder empfohlene Zahnputztechnik, bei der zuerst die Kauflächen, anschließend die Außen- und zum Schluss die Innenseiten geputzt werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kai
- Kais genitive
- Kaie plural uncommon
- Kaien dative definite plural
- Kaje variant North German
- Quai variant Swiss Standard German
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kai?
- Germany /kaɪ̯/
- Austria /keː/
- [kaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kai
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kai in German?
Kai appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).