Kanaille
German, noun/kaˈnaljə/
Kanaille is spelled K-A-N-A-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kanaille is a German feminine noun meaning “scoundrel, rascal, (also) someone extravagant, eccentric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schimpfwort, einen Menschen als Schurken bezeichnend”.
What does Kanaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininescoundrel, rascal, (also) someone extravagant, eccentric
Na, du alte Kanaille!
- 2
archaicfemininemob, vermin, canaille
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schimpfwort, einen Menschen als Schurken bezeichnend 2. Menschenmenge aus heruntergekommenen oder zwielichtigen Personen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kanaille
- Kanaillen plural
- Canaille alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kanaille?
- Germany /kaˈnaljə/
- Austria /kaˈnaɪ̯ə/
- [kaˈnaljə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kanaille in German?
Kanaille appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).