Kakophonie
[kakofoˈniː]
The verdict
“Kakophonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- 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-kakophonie · Kakophonie · German
Kakophonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Kakophonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kakofoˈniː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kakophonie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kakophonie 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.
Kakophonie has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kakophonie, spelled K-A-K-O-P-H-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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kakophonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die »schönsten« Gedichte einer Sprache können für jemanden, der diese Sprache nicht kennt, als reinste Kakophonie klingen.“
„Ihn rief ich an, weil er Dolmetscher bei der Europäischen Union in Brüssel ist und tagtäglich in den Genuss einer aufregenden Kakophonie von multinationalem Genörgel kommt.“
This word in other languages
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.