Kamikaze
[ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə]
The verdict
“Kamikaze” is uncommon German (frequency #52,193 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,193
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - japanischer Flieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg, der selbstmörderische Einsätze flog
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kamikaze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kamikaze” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kamikaze is uncommon German at frequency #52,193 among 55,078 “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
- 1japanischer Flieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg, der selbstmörderische Einsätze flog
- 2jemand, der sehenden Auges ins Verderben rennt, eine Aktion unternimmt, die höchstwahrscheinlich im Gefängnis, im Krankenhaus oder in der Pleite endet
- 3ein Cocktail aus Wodka, Orangenlikör und Limettensaft
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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.
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Using “Kamikaze”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌkamiˈkaːt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.