Kanacke

[kaˈnakə]

/[kaˈnakə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kanacke” is uncommon German (frequency #95,794 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,794
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausländer südländischer Herkunft

Key facts for Kanacke
PropertyValue
HeadwordKanacke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnakə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kanacke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kanacke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kanacke is uncommon German at frequency #95,794 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈnakə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausländer südländischer Herkunft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kanacke, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kanacke, spelled K-A-N-A-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausländer südländischer Herkunft

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 "Kanacke"?
"Kanacke" is spelled K-A-N-A-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnakə].
What does "Kanacke" mean?
As a noun, "Kanacke" means: Ausländer südländischer Herkunft
How do you pronounce "Kanacke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kanacke" is [kaˈnakə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kanacke" come from?
"Kanacke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kanacke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-A-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈnakə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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