Kakofonie
[kakofoˈniː]
The verdict
“Kakofonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laute und Lautverbindungen, die besonders hart, unangenehm oder unästhetisch klingen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kakofonie · Kakofonie · German
Kakofonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Kakofonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kakofoˈniː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kakofonie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kakofonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kakofoˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Kakofonie has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kakofonie, spelled K-A-K-O-F-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Laute und Lautverbindungen, die besonders hart, unangenehm oder unästhetisch klingen
- 2Töne/Klänge, die als besonders unangenehm empfunden werden
- 3generelle Uneinigkeit oder Disharmonie in einer bestimmten Frage
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.