Kanake
German, noun/kaˈnaːkə/
Kanake is spelled K-A-N-A-K-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 87,510th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kanake is a German masculine noun meaning “A kanaka; a South Sea Islander” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewohner der Südseeinseln (vornehmlich Neukaledoniens)”.
What does Kanake mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA kanaka; a South Sea Islander.
- 2
derogatorymasculineA non-Germanic-looking person, particularly one of Balkan, Turkish, Arab or Iranian origin; a wog.
- 3
derogatorymasculineslangA working-class ethnic German supporter of Schalke 04 or another football team from the Ruhr region.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bewohner der Südseeinseln (vornehmlich Neukaledoniens) 2. Schimpfwort für südländische Ausländer
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 Kanake
- Kanaken genitive
- Kanakin feminine
- Kanacke alternative
- Kanaker variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kanake?
- /kaˈnaːkə/
- /kaˈnakə/
- [kaˈnaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kanake
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kanake in German?
Kanake appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).