Kakophemismus
[kakofeˈmɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Kakophemismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abfällige und/oder abwertende und/oder entwürdigende Bezeichnung für eine Person, eine Sache oder einen Sachverhalt
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Index DE-kakophemismus · Kakophemismus · German
Kakophemismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Kakophemismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kakofeˈmɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kakophemismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kakophemismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kakofeˈmɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abfällige und/oder abwertende und/oder entwürdigende Bezeichnung für eine Person, eine Sache oder einen Sachverhalt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kakophemismus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kakophemismus, spelled K-A-K-O-P-H-E-M-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1abfällige und/oder abwertende und/oder entwürdigende Bezeichnung für eine Person, eine Sache oder einen Sachverhalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kakophemismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber in der Werbung der letzten Jahre kommt auch das Gegenteil vor, Kakophemismen tauchen auf.“
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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.