Käsefondue
[ˈkɛːzəfɔ̃ˌdyː]
The verdict
“Käsefondue” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gericht aus geschmolzenem Käse meist mit einem Schuss Weißwein versehen und mit Salz und Pfeffer abgeschmeckt, in das man Brot-, Fleisch- oder Gemüsestücke eintaucht und anschließend verzehrt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Käsefondue |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛːzəfɔ̃ˌdyː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Käsefondue” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Käsefondue is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛːzəfɔ̃ˌdyː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gericht aus geschmolzenem Käse meist mit einem Schuss Weißwein versehen und mit Salz und Pfeffer abgeschmeckt, in das man Brot-, Fleisch- oder Gemüsestücke eintaucht und anschließend verzehrt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Käsefondue in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Käsefondue, spelled K-Ä-S-E-F-O-N-D-U-E.
Definition
- 1Gericht aus geschmolzenem Käse meist mit einem Schuss Weißwein versehen und mit Salz und Pfeffer abgeschmeckt, in das man Brot-, Fleisch- oder Gemüsestücke eintaucht und anschließend verzehrt
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 “Käsefondue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ä-S-E-F-O-N-D-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɛːzəfɔ̃ˌdyː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.