Kanaken

[kaˈnaːkŋ̍]

/[kaˈnaːkŋ̍]/ noun

The verdict

“Kanaken” is uncommon German (frequency #69,403 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,403
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kanake

Corpus desk

Index DE-kanaken · Kanaken · German

Kanaken · rank #69,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kammerjäger

Nearest frequency peer: Kammerjäger (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kanaken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kanaken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kanaken
PropertyValue
HeadwordKanaken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈnaːkŋ̍]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kanaken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kanakenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kammerjäger“ (#69,402), „Kantonalbank“ (#69,404), „kall“ (#69,401). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kanaken“ bei #69,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kanaken is uncommon German at frequency #69,403 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈnaːkŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kanaken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kanaken, spelled K-A-N-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kanake
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kanake
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kanake
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kanake
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kanake
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kanake
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kanake

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 "Kanaken"?
"Kanaken" is spelled K-A-N-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈnaːkŋ̍].
What does "Kanaken" mean?
As a noun, "Kanaken" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kanake
How do you pronounce "Kanaken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kanaken" is [kaˈnaːkŋ̍]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kanaken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kanaken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list