Kannada
[ˈkanada]
The verdict
“Kannada” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine dravidische Sprache, die vor allem in Karnataka in Südindien gesprochen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kannada |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkanada] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kannada” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kannada is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkanada]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine dravidische Sprache, die vor allem in Karnataka in Südindien gesprochen wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kannada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kannada, spelled K-A-N-N-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1eine dravidische Sprache, die vor allem in Karnataka in Südindien gesprochen wird
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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.
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Using “Kannada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkanada] (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
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.