Kailoff
[ˈkaːˌʔilɔf]
The verdict
“Kailoff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hund
Corpus desk
Index DE-kailoff · Kailoff · German
Kailoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kailoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaːˌʔilɔf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kailoff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kailoff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːˌʔilɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hund".
Kailoff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kailoff, spelled K-A-I-L-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Hund
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kailoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Speckjäger, der jede ‚dufte‘ (gute) und jede ‚linke‘ (schlechte) ‚Winde‘ (Haus), jeden ‚Kaffer‘ und jeden ‚bissigen Kailoff‘ (Hund) in seinem Gäu kannte, ging natürlich seltener verschütt als der Knopftalfer, der ohne Lokalkenntnis Haus für Haus abklopfte.“
„[…] na, endlich hört man doch da vorn einen Kailoff (Hund) bellen, nu ist’s nicht mehr weit, und guck, da und dort sieht man auch schon noch mehr Lichter aus dem Dorfe![…]“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.