Kakao
German, noun/kaˈkaʊ̯/
Kakao is spelled K-A-K-A-O (5 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written German, the 13,123rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kakao is a German masculine noun meaning “cocoa (unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Samen des Kakaobaums”.
What does Kakao mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecocoa (unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans)
- 2
masculinecocoa, hot chocolate (hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar)
- 3
masculinecacao (plant, Theobroma cacao; cocoa bean)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Samen des Kakaobaums 2. Pulver aus dem fermentierten, getrockneten Samen des Kakaobaums 3. mit Kakao ^([2]) hergestelltes Getränk
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 Kakao
- Kakaos genitive
- Cacao obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kakao?
- /kaˈkaʊ̯/
- /kaˈkaːo/
- nonstandard /kaʊ̯ˈkaʊ̯/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kakao
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kakao in German?
Kakao appears 4.6 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).