Katzbuckelei
[kat͡sbʊkəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Katzbuckelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eifriges Bemühen um die Gunst von Mächtigen/Höhergestellten ohne Rücksicht auf die eigene Würde
Corpus desk
Index DE-katzbuckelei · Katzbuckelei · German
Katzbuckelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Katzbuckelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat͡sbʊkəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzbuckelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katzbuckelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat͡sbʊkəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eifriges Bemühen um die Gunst von Mächtigen/Höhergestellten ohne Rücksicht auf die eigene Würde".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Katzbuckelei, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Katzbuckelei, spelled K-A-T-Z-B-U-C-K-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1eifriges Bemühen um die Gunst von Mächtigen/Höhergestellten ohne Rücksicht auf die eigene Würde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katzbuckelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die demonstrative Katzbuckelei hat einen guten Grund, denn für die Autobranche steht derzeit weltweit nicht weniger auf dem Spiel als ihr gesamtes Geschäftsmodell.“
„Die Schüler belustigten sich zwar über die Unterwürfigkeit der Lehrer, doch noch mehr steigerte deren Katzbuckelei ihren Unmut gegen die Neue.“
Synonyms
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.