Kamikaze

[ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]

/[ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kamikaze” is uncommon German (frequency #52,193 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,193
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - japanischer Flieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg, der selbstmörderische Einsätze flog

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamikaze · Kamikaze · German

Kamikaze · rank #52,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,193
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kanadischer

Nearest frequency peer: kanadischer (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kamikaze“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kamikaze“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kamikaze
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamikaze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kamikaze“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kamikazefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kanadischer“ (#52,194), „Justizministeriums“ (#52,191), „kanonischen“ (#52,195). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kamikaze“ bei #52,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kamikaze is uncommon German at frequency #52,193 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Kamikaze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kamikaze, spelled K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    japanischer Flieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg, der selbstmörderische Einsätze flog
  2. 2
    jemand, der sehenden Auges ins Verderben rennt, eine Aktion unternimmt, die höchstwahrscheinlich im Gefängnis, im Krankenhaus oder in der Pleite endet
  3. 3
    ein Cocktail aus Wodka, Orangenlikör und Limettensaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Konvoi wurde von Kamikaze angegriffen.
  2. Ich bin doch kein Kamikaze!

Synonyms

Kamikazeflieger

This word in other languages

kamikaze(English)kamikaze(Español)kamikaze(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kamikaze"?
"Kamikaze" is spelled K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə].
What does "Kamikaze" mean?
As a noun, "Kamikaze" means: japanischer Flieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg, der selbstmörderische Einsätze flog
How do you pronounce "Kamikaze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamikaze" is [ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamikaze" come from?
"Kamikaze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kamikaze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karpaten#52,196italiano#52,181kindlich#52,207Klaviere#52,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list