Katzenjammer

[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ]

/[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katzenjammer” is uncommon German (frequency #79,369 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,369
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unangenehme körperliche Symptome nach einem Rausch

Corpus desk

Index DE-katzenjammer · Katzenjammer · German

Katzenjammer · rank #79,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,369
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katholikentag

Nearest frequency peer: Katholikentag (-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 „Katzenjammer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Katzenjammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatzenjammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzenjammer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Katzenjammerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Katholikentag“ (#79,368), „Kaufhauses“ (#79,370), „Katalogisierung“ (#79,367). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katzenjammer“ bei #79,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Katzenjammer is uncommon German at frequency #79,369 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Katzenjammer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Katzenjammer, spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-J-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    unangenehme körperliche Symptome nach einem Rausch
  2. 2
    schlechte, niedergedrückte Stimmung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Katzenjammer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich torkelte nach Hause. Am nächsten Tag stand ich mit einem fürchterlichen Katzenjammer auf.“
  2. „Rollmöpse oder Salzheringe nützen auch vor dem Katzenjammer, weil sie reichlich Mineralstoffe enthalten.“

Synonyms

BrummschädelKaterUnpässlichkeitUnwohlseinKaterstimmungDepressionDesillusionDesillusionierungEnttäuschungErnüchterungFrustrationMissbehagenNiedergeschlagenheitVerbitterungFrust

Antonyms

WohlbefindenBäume ausreißen könnenEuphorieFreudeHochstimmungSiegestaumel

This word in other languages

crapulousness(English)resaca(Español)gueule de bois(Français)

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 "Katzenjammer"?
"Katzenjammer" is spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-J-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ].
What does "Katzenjammer" mean?
As a noun, "Katzenjammer" means: unangenehme körperliche Symptome nach einem Rausch
How do you pronounce "Katzenjammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katzenjammer" is [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌjamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katzenjammer" come from?
"Katzenjammer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

komprimierte#79,396kooperativer#79,401Kriegswaffen#79,412Kulturwandel#79,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list