Kanaille
[kaˈnaljə]
The verdict
“Kanaille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schimpfwort, einen Menschen als Schurken bezeichnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kanaille · Kanaille · German
Kanaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kanaille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈnaljə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kanaille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kanaille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈnaljə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kanaille, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kanaille, spelled K-A-N-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Schimpfwort, einen Menschen als Schurken bezeichnend
- 2Menschenmenge aus heruntergekommenen oder zwielichtigen Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kanaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie will unbedingt, dass er endlich seinen Außenminister Alexander Haig rauswirft, diese Kanaille, die sich erdreistet hatte, zu behaupten: "Bei mir liegt jetzt alle Verantwortung!"
Die Kanaille rottete sich am Stadttor zusammen.
This word in other languages
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.