Kaka

[ˈkaka]

/[ˈkaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaka” is uncommon German (frequency #70,435 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,435
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neuseeländischer, rot-braun gefärbter Papagei aus der Gattung Nestor

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaka · Kaka · German

Kaka · rank #70,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,435
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jägerin

Nearest frequency peer: Jägerin (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kaka“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kaka“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaka
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaka“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kakafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jägerin“ (#70,434), „Kamelle“ (#70,436), „Jäckchen“ (#70,433). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaka“ bei #70,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaka is uncommon German at frequency #70,435 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "neuseeländischer, rot-braun gefärbter Papagei aus der Gattung Nestor".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kaka, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kaka, spelled K-A-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    neuseeländischer, rot-braun gefärbter Papagei aus der Gattung Nestor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kaka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kaka wurde auf den Chatham-Inseln ausgerottet.

Synonyms

WaldpapageiNestor meridionalis

This word in other languages

nestor superbe(Français)

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 "Kaka"?
"Kaka" is spelled K-A-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaka].
What does "Kaka" mean?
As a noun, "Kaka" means: neuseeländischer, rot-braun gefärbter Papagei aus der Gattung Nestor
How do you pronounce "Kaka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaka" is [ˈkaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaka" come from?
"Kaka" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kaka", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jara#70,424jako#70,423Kiga#70,453Klei#70,463

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list