kaudal
[kaʊ̯ˈdaːl]
The verdict
“kaudal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem unteren (fußwärts) beziehungsweise hinteren (schwanzwärts) Körperende gelegen oder orientiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaudal · kaudal · German
kaudal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | kaudal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaʊ̯ˈdaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kaudal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kaudal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaʊ̯ˈdaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach dem unteren (fußwärts) beziehungsweise hinteren (schwanzwärts) Körperende gelegen oder orientiert".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kaudal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kaudal, spelled K-A-U-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1nach dem unteren (fußwärts) beziehungsweise hinteren (schwanzwärts) Körperende gelegen oder orientiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kaudal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Brustwirbelsäule liegt kaudal der Halswirbelsäule.
„Er [der Hüftkopf-Y-Fugen-Winkel] wird an der a.-p- oder Beckenübersichtsaufnahme gemessen und liegt zwischen der Verbindungslinie des kranialsten und kaudalsten Punkts der Epi[p]hysenfugenbegrenzung am Femurhals und der Parallelen zur horizontalen Filmbasislinie.“
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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.