Kakadu

[ˈkakadu]

/[ˈkakadu]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kakadu” is uncommon German (frequency #93,125 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,125
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papagei mit aufstellbarer Federhaube

Corpus desk

Index DE-kakadu · Kakadu · German

Kakadu · rank #93,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,125
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaj

Nearest frequency peer: kaj (-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 „Kakadu“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kakadu
PropertyValue
HeadwordKakadu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkakadu]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kakadu“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kakadufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kaj“ (#93,124), „Kakaopulver“ (#93,126), „kalina“ (#93,127). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kakadu“ bei #93,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kakadu is uncommon German at frequency #93,125 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkakadu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papagei mit aufstellbarer Federhaube".

Kakadu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kakadu, spelled K-A-K-A-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papagei mit aufstellbarer Federhaube

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kakadu sitzt traurig im Käfig.
  2. „Am Tag nach Stellas Tod war Therese die Straße entlanggegangen und hatte dabei natürlich an ihre Mutter gedacht. Da flog auf einmal ein riesiger weißer Kakadu vor ihr herab, so nah, dass sie den Luftzug von seinen Flügeln spürte.“

Synonyms

Cacatua

This word in other languages

cockatoo(English)cacatúa(Español)cacatoès(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 "Kakadu"?
"Kakadu" is spelled K-A-K-A-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkakadu].
What does "Kakadu" mean?
As a noun, "Kakadu" means: Papagei mit aufstellbarer Federhaube
How do you pronounce "Kakadu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kakadu" is [ˈkakadu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kakadu" come from?
"Kakadu" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kalina#93,127Jobber#93,119Jauche#93,116ignore#93,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list