kamarád

[ˈkamaraːt]

/[ˈkamaraːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“kamarád” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Person, mit der man freundschaftliche Beziehungen unterhält; Freund, Kamerad, Kumpel

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamarad · kamarád · German

kamarád · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for kamarád
PropertyValue
Headwordkamarád
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkamaraːt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “kamarád” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

kamarádliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kamarád is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkamaraːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Person, mit der man freundschaftliche Beziehungen unterhält; Freund, Kamerad, Kumpel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kamarád, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 kamarád, spelled K-A-M-A-R-Á-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Person, mit der man freundschaftliche Beziehungen unterhält; Freund, Kamerad, Kumpel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Můj nejlepší kamarád se jmenuje Petr.

Synonyms

druhpřítelkolegakámoš

This word in other languages

buddy(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kamarád"?
"kamarád" is spelled K-A-M-A-R-Á-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamaraːt].
What does "kamarád" mean?
As a noun, "kamarád" means: männliche Person, mit der man freundschaftliche Beziehungen unterhält; Freund, Kamerad, Kumpel
How do you pronounce "kamarád"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kamarád" is [ˈkamaraːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kamarád" come from?
"kamarád" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list