Kannibale
[kaniˈbaːlə]
The verdict
“Kannibale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der Menschenfleisch verzehrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kannibale · Kannibale · German
Kannibale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Kannibale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaniˈbaːlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kannibale“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kannibale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaniˈbaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch, der Menschenfleisch verzehrt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kannibale, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kannibale, spelled K-A-N-N-I-B-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Mensch, der Menschenfleisch verzehrt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kannibale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Hessen gab es vor nicht langer Zeit einen Prozess gegen einen Kannibalen.
„Sie behaupteten, dass einige der Afrikaner auf dem Sklavendeck ihrer Schiffe wahrscheinlich selber Kannibalen seien.“
Synonyms
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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.