kauderwelschen
[ˈkaʊ̯dɐˌvɛlʃn̩]
The verdict
“kauderwelschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwer- oder unverständlich sprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kauderwelschen · kauderwelschen · German
kauderwelschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | kauderwelschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkaʊ̯dɐˌvɛlʃn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kauderwelschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kauderwelschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkaʊ̯dɐˌvɛlʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwer- oder unverständlich sprechen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kauderwelschen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 kauderwelschen, spelled K-A-U-D-E-R-W-E-L-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1schwer- oder unverständlich sprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kauderwelschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit diesen Worten drückte mir der junge Amerikaner lachend eine ungeöffnete Schachtel Camel in die Hand, kauderwelschte dazu einige unverständliche Worte und ging wieder zurück in den Clubraum.“
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